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LOT 528

Lot 528

English Silver Regimental Table Bell for 'The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment', Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London, 1898

English Silver Regimental Table Bell for 'The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment', Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London, 1898
Lot 528 Details
English Silver Regimental Table Bell for 'The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment', Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London, 1898

of substantial weight, with sphinx form finial, the bell with the regimental flag bearing lamb and two presentation inscriptions the first to Captain H.R. Bottomley, 29th Sept., 1898 and M.C.G. Foster, M.C, in Gratitude for His Services as Regimental Historian, 13th October, 1959
height 7.12 in — 18.1 cm
21.6 oz. — 673 grams

Estimate $500-$700

Realised: $1,500
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English Silver Regimental Table Bell for 'The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment', Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London, 1898
  • English Silver Regimental Table Bell for 'The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment', Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London, 1898
  • English Silver Regimental Table Bell for 'The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment', Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London, 1898
  • English Silver Regimental Table Bell for 'The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment', Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London, 1898
  • English Silver Regimental Table Bell for 'The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment', Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London, 1898
Note:

Captain H R Bottomley (later Lieutenant Colonel) served with the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902, and died in action at the WWI Battle of Festubert in May of 1915.

CONDITION DETAILS

Polish worn.

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