BICORNE HAT OF GENERAL'S GREAT DRESS, Second Empire. 27136
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BICORNE HAT OF GENERAL'S GREAT DRESS, Second Empire. 27136
Full dress model of the 1852 regulations, in black felt known as "Flemish" bordered with a large golden braid of the type known as "general's edge", with a scalloped crested edge, woven with a double oak branch with its fruits ( width 7 cm), a curly black ostrich feather is sewn against each of the interior edges, braid formed of three matt gold twists, they are doubled around the button and held by this same golden uniform button large module model for general officers (half-curved, burnished and matt gilded, stamped and relief of the generals' insignia with crest stamped with the imperial eagle), tricolor cockade in goat's hair (diameter 8 cm).
Headdress in ivory silk gilded with the manufacturer's name "E. BIDAL / 3. rue de Richelieu / PARIS", two small mother-of-pearl buttons on each interior side to hold the chin strap, interior headband in ocher patent leather.
Length 46 cm – width 15.5 cm – H 16 cm.
Black painted wooden transport box, it is covered in white madder striped canvas. Brass lock and handle, openwork steel key, with white label printed in black, stuck on the cover, from the supplier Jules MARIA, 14 rue du 4 September in PARIS.
France.
Second Empire.
Very good state, One side of the box lid is missing.
Full dress model of the 1852 regulations, in black felt known as "Flemish" bordered with a large golden braid of the type known as "general's edge", with a scalloped crested edge, woven with a double oak branch with its fruits ( width 7 cm), a curly black ostrich feather is sewn against each of the interior edges, braid formed of three matt gold twists, they are doubled around the button and held by this same golden uniform button large module model for general officers (half-curved, burnished and matt gilded, stamped and relief of the generals' insignia with crest stamped with the imperial eagle), tricolor cockade in goat's hair (diameter 8 cm).
Headdress in ivory silk gilded with the manufacturer's name "E. BIDAL / 3. rue de Richelieu / PARIS", two small mother-of-pearl buttons on each interior side to hold the chin strap, interior headband in ocher patent leather.
Length 46 cm – width 15.5 cm – H 16 cm.
Black painted wooden transport box, it is covered in white madder striped canvas. Brass lock and handle, openwork steel key, with white label printed in black, stuck on the cover, from the supplier Jules MARIA, 14 rue du 4 September in PARIS.
France.
Second Empire.
Very good state, One side of the box lid is missing.
Reference :
27136
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