Regimental drum major's ceremonial sash of the Imperial Voltigeurs of the Imperial Guard, Model 1854, Second Empire. Inventory number 29256.

DRUM MAJOR'S FULL DRESS BALDRIC OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD VOLTIGEURS, MODEL 1854, Second Empire. 29256

Made of buff leather entirely covered with jonquil colored wool. Width at the top 9 cm, width at the bottom 11.5 cm, total length unfolded 126 cm. It is bordered on each side and at its center (at the top) with a woven gold and silver "bâtons" pattern braid, width 2.5 cm. Decorated on the front (chest) with two brass insignias representing a flaming bomb in a hunting horn and in the center a large ornate brass shield with horn and ivory rods symbolizing drum majors. At the bottom, a brass plaque with a hook. On the back, it is decorated with four brass motifs representing a flaming bomb in a hunting horn, and at the bottom, a plaque with a ring.

France.
Second Empire.
Very good condition, some repairs on the inner side of the wool.

PROVENANCE:
From the former collection of François Coquart. Baldrics illustrated on page 56, figure 98, in the book "La Garde Impériale de Napoléon III" by Louis Delpérier, André Jouineau, Bertrand Malvaux.