Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 25th October 2022 - 25th October 2022

Lot 268

A presentation Regimental silver menu card holder

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £180

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Description

A presentation Regimental silver menu card holder, The Gordon Highlanders,

by Thomas Ebbutt, Edinburgh 1947,

modelled as the regimental badge, on a wooden plinth, with a presentation plaque inscribed 'Presented to Capt. J.E. Cullen OBE by the 2nd Bn. for many happy voyages', length 6.5cm.

Formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 75th and 92nd Regiments of Foot. In 1994, the Regiment amalgamated with the Queen's Own Highlanders to form the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons).