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Framed Hand Stitched Silk Boer War & Before Battle Honours Of The Manchester Regiment (63rd Foot) With Wire Embroidery, Framed By Oldham Picture Frame Works. Sn 12006 - 12006 During the 18th & 19th Centuries, the British West Suffolk 63rd Regiment of Foot took part in the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War, Napoleonic Wars & The Crimean War. As part of the Childers Reforms, the 63rd and the 96th Regiments of Foot amalgamated in 1881 to form The Manchester Regiment. India featured prominently in the early history of the Regiment. The 1st Battalion had been based there for a decade before departing for Egypt. The 2nd Battalion saw service in Malta and Egypt. In the volatile North-West Frontier, the Regiment participated in two expeditions against warring tribes in 1891. Amidst growing tension between Boers and the British in the Transvaal, elements of the Manchester Regiment shipped to South Africa in September 1899 and the Regiment subsequently saw action in most of the major battles of the Boer wars. This is a beautiful original framed Silk Boer War Battle honours of the Manchester Regiment (63rd Foot) with foliate border and ‘63’ (Regiment of Foot). The hand embroidered silk with silver wire features a banner 'The Manchester Regiment' above Battle Honours of the 63rd Regiment of Foot / Manchester Regiment through to the Boer War (honours illustrated image 3), Union flag, Queen Victoria Crown Star with ‘West Suffolk (denoting 63rd Foot) . The silk is undamaged with no mothing and retains all of its original vivid colour and hand embroidery stitching. The silk is contained in its glazed dark wood frame which measures 30 x 27x 1 ½”. The tooled decoration frame has some of its original gilding present and has some small chips to the edges consistent with age and storage. The rear of the frame is mounted with cord for wall hanging and has a nice original Oldham manufacturer paper label (illustrated inset in image 3). Price for these impressive framed silk battle honours to a famous British Regiment includes UK delivery. Sn 12006 £295.00 |
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Framed Engraving ' Portrait of a Sergeant' by L. Rint dated 1911 from an original by J.L.E. Meissonier 1864. ( Sn 7858:3) - 7858:3 This is a framed engraving by L Rint, dated 1911, titled 'PORTRAIT OF A SERGEANT'. It depicts a Napoleonic Sergeant outside an Inn. It is in its original frame with a label for ' Charles Nichols & Sons Picture Dealers Manchester ' attached to the back. ( illustrated). The engraving is signed in pencil by Rint. J.L.E. Meissonier ( 1815-1891) was a French atrist famous for his classicist paintings, sculpture & especially his depictions of Napoleon and his armies. He exhibited widely and was a favourite of Napoleon III. The engraving measures 22 x 14 cms there is no foxing to the print. The frame is 56 x 47cm. The frame is original and complete but would benefit from minor restoration. The price includes UK delivery. ( Sn 7858:2) £125.00 |
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Watercolour painting 13th Light Dragoons, Albuhera 1811 - PI 127 / 5537 A small watercolour painting of the 13th Light Dragoons capturing the French battery at Albuhera in 1811. In a frame with a coloured crest of the 13th Hussars above. The picture is signed and dated 1910 and in a nice glazed gilt frame. Price includes UK delivery. £120.00 |
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Framed Crimean War Lithograph - Malakoff - PI 124 / 5535 A large 17" x 11" tinted lithograph published on 18.7.1855 by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, 13 & 14 Pall Mall East called, " "Interior of the Malakoff with the remains of the Round Tower". Mounted in a modern frame. Very nice and price includes UK delivery. £120.00 |
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Framed Crimean War Lithograph - Kertch - PI 123 / 5535 A large 19" x 11.5" tinted lithograph published on 18.7.1855 by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, 13 & 14 Pall Mall East called, " "Kertch from the North". In a window mounted deep modern frame. Very nice and price includes UK delivery. £120.00 |
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WW1 Queens West Surrey Regiment Silk Battle Honours & Photograph - 4594 - 4607 A 21" x 25" wooden frame containing an embroidered silk Battle Honours of the Queen's, West Surrey Regiment. Very nice piece and with it is a very large photograph in a card frame measuring 26" x 20" of a soldier of the Regiment. He has a nice Divisional Arm badge of a Shamrock over a bar. In excellent condition. Signed on the front, "Love from Dick". Price includes UK delivery. (sn. 4594 - 4607 ) £125.00 |
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Border Regiment Memorium silks and Photograph. - PI 5 47cm x 33cm framed photograph and 2 silk memorium bookmarks to the Whitfield family. There is a family photograph in the centre and on the left a memorial silk to 16695 Pte. Frank Whitfield, 2nd Border Regt. KIA 25.9.1915 in France aged 19, of 24 Rock st, Openshaw, Manchester. On the right is a memorium silk to Lydia Clarke, the mother of Ellen Whitfield, who died 29.11.1914, of 8 New St. Droylsden. The frame and rear are original and have never been opened. PI 5 £100.00 |
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