BICORNED HAT AND DEPUTY PREFECT'S COAT, model 1852, Second Empire. 28468
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DEPUTY PREFECT'S COAT AND BICORNED HAT, model 1852, Second Empire. 28468
Bicorne hat in black taupe felt with black moire silk braid, large tricolor trimmings cockade (diameter 7 cm), black velvet strap embroidered with laurel and oak leaves mixed in threads, sequins and silver cannetilles (width 4, 6 cm), garnished in the lower part with a half-spherical uniform button in silvered brass stamped with an imperial eagle surrounded by an oak branch and a laurel branch. The upper front part is trimmed with black plumetis. The inner cap in orange silk whose background is in black letters of the manufacturer's name "ROUART / 86, Richelieu / PARIS". Length of the hat 44 cm, width 13 cm, H in the front part 13 cm, H in the back part 17 cm.
Dark blue cloth coat buttoned at the front with nine buttonholes. Half-spherical uniform buttons (diameter 2.1 cm) in silver-plated metal embossed with an imperial eagle framed by an oak branch and a laurel branch. The edges of the coat are embroidered with a stick of thread, cannetille and silver sequins, straight on the outside and scalloped towards the inside of the coat. The collar, facings and waist knot are embroidered with an interlacing of oak and laurel branches in cinnamon threads and silver sequins. The facings are straight, garnished with two small module uniform buttons. The waist knot is garnished with two uniform buttons. Interior lining in black silk, the collar is lined with black velvet.
France.
Second Empire.
Very good state. Hat leather headband missing interior headdress. Coat with a few small stains, one shoulder seam slightly unstitched for 4 cm without tears.
Bicorne hat in black taupe felt with black moire silk braid, large tricolor trimmings cockade (diameter 7 cm), black velvet strap embroidered with laurel and oak leaves mixed in threads, sequins and silver cannetilles (width 4, 6 cm), garnished in the lower part with a half-spherical uniform button in silvered brass stamped with an imperial eagle surrounded by an oak branch and a laurel branch. The upper front part is trimmed with black plumetis. The inner cap in orange silk whose background is in black letters of the manufacturer's name "ROUART / 86, Richelieu / PARIS". Length of the hat 44 cm, width 13 cm, H in the front part 13 cm, H in the back part 17 cm.
Dark blue cloth coat buttoned at the front with nine buttonholes. Half-spherical uniform buttons (diameter 2.1 cm) in silver-plated metal embossed with an imperial eagle framed by an oak branch and a laurel branch. The edges of the coat are embroidered with a stick of thread, cannetille and silver sequins, straight on the outside and scalloped towards the inside of the coat. The collar, facings and waist knot are embroidered with an interlacing of oak and laurel branches in cinnamon threads and silver sequins. The facings are straight, garnished with two small module uniform buttons. The waist knot is garnished with two uniform buttons. Interior lining in black silk, the collar is lined with black velvet.
France.
Second Empire.
Very good state. Hat leather headband missing interior headdress. Coat with a few small stains, one shoulder seam slightly unstitched for 4 cm without tears.
Reference :
28468
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