Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 25th October 2022 - 25th October 2022
Lot 278
A pair of Regimental silver and silver-gilt menu card holders
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £380
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Description
A pair of Regimental silver and silver-gilt menu card holders, 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Gadroon Guards),
marked sterling silver, retailed by The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company,
modelled as the regimental badge, on rectangular bases with canted corners, in a fitted case, length 3.7cm, approx. weight 2.4oz. (2)
In 1928 the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards was redesignated the 3rd Carabiniers. In 1939, the regiment transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps. In 1971, they amalgamated with the Royal Scots Greys to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.