December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2024
A pair of epaulettes of the War of 1812 era with gold vellum straps, bordered with gold embroidery and with gold bullion fringe hanging from the crescent. Each bears a Napoleonic era Royal Navy button for a commissioned officer; they are apparently for a commander, as captains had crowns affixed to the strap as a rank distinction, while lieutenants only wore one during this period. They are housed in their original pressboard box covered with marbled paper. CONDITION: Fair to good; some fraying to the embroidered border at the button ends; the undersides or lining of the epaulettes were probably of yellow silk originally and after that wore out or was shattered, was restored with blue cloth at some time (probably post-service period); the box has moderate edge wear and some loss to rim of lid on one side.