UNIFORM GRENADIER COMPANY OF THE 8th SWISS INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE ROYAL GUARD, 1816 model, Restoration era. 31669C
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UNIFORM GRENADIER COAT OF THE 8th SWISS INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE ROYAL GUARD, model 1816, Restoration period. 31669C
Coat entirely made of scarlet wool, closing straight at the front with seven black lacquered iron clasps and rings. Scarlet wool collar closing straight, height 7 cm.
Dark blue wool sleeve facings piped with scarlet wool and adorned with straight vertical scarlet wool tabs piped with blue. Each tab is decorated with three small uniform buttons. Height of the facing 7.5 cm, height of the tabs 10 cm, width 3.5 cm.
White wool turnbacks piped with scarlet wool, each corner adorned with a flaming grenade cut out of scarlet wool and sewn on. False rear pockets in scarlet wool piped with dark blue, forming three points; each point adorned with a white braid trim and a uniform button. Waist knot with two uniform buttons. Shoulder strap loops in white braid mounted on scarlet wool.
The buttons on the front of the coat are made of bone. Interior lining in sturdy cream canvas.
Front plastron in dark blue wool piped with scarlet, adorned on each side with eight flat white braid trims tapering to a point towards the center of the plastron. Height of each trim 3 cm, width of top trim 11.5 cm, tapering down to 9 cm for the bottom trim. Each upper corner of the plastron is adorned with the same 11 cm trim. Scarlet wool lining of the plastron.
France.
Restoration period.
Fair condition, holes, moth nips, and stains present, all buttons on the front have lost their silver metal external face, only the bone part remains, some buttons are missing from the sleeve tabs and rear pockets, the remaining buttons are not original.
Coat entirely made of scarlet wool, closing straight at the front with seven black lacquered iron clasps and rings. Scarlet wool collar closing straight, height 7 cm.
Dark blue wool sleeve facings piped with scarlet wool and adorned with straight vertical scarlet wool tabs piped with blue. Each tab is decorated with three small uniform buttons. Height of the facing 7.5 cm, height of the tabs 10 cm, width 3.5 cm.
White wool turnbacks piped with scarlet wool, each corner adorned with a flaming grenade cut out of scarlet wool and sewn on. False rear pockets in scarlet wool piped with dark blue, forming three points; each point adorned with a white braid trim and a uniform button. Waist knot with two uniform buttons. Shoulder strap loops in white braid mounted on scarlet wool.
The buttons on the front of the coat are made of bone. Interior lining in sturdy cream canvas.
Front plastron in dark blue wool piped with scarlet, adorned on each side with eight flat white braid trims tapering to a point towards the center of the plastron. Height of each trim 3 cm, width of top trim 11.5 cm, tapering down to 9 cm for the bottom trim. Each upper corner of the plastron is adorned with the same 11 cm trim. Scarlet wool lining of the plastron.
France.
Restoration period.
Fair condition, holes, moth nips, and stains present, all buttons on the front have lost their silver metal external face, only the bone part remains, some buttons are missing from the sleeve tabs and rear pockets, the remaining buttons are not original.
Reference :
31669C
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).