Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 11th July 2023
Lot 306
A Victorian Irish regimental silver photograph frame/menu holder, The South Wales Borders,
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £200
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Description
A Victorian Irish regimental silver photograph frame/menu holder, The South Wales Borders,
by West and Son, Dublin 1886,
rectangular form, fluted decoration, applied with the regimental badge, and inscribed 'Presented to the Officers Mess. 1s Battalion The South Wales Borderers (24 Regiment) by Colonial G. Paton C.M.G. 25 Feb. 1886', silver easel back and strut, length 21.5cm, approx. weight 19oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection of Military Silver.
Raised in 1689, it fought in numerous campaigns including the Zulu war and it was present at Isandewana and Rorke's Drift. George Paton was promoted to Colonel in 1886, and he went on to be colonel of the Regiment from 1902-1922.