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Auction: 7012 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 708

A most interesting cast and chased oval silver Badge of the Most Worshipful Company of Cutlers, 62mm x 43mm; obverse: elephant left with howdah, pennants, Georgian duty and sterling marks; reverse: original engraved details skilfully erased and fraudulently re-engraved in a contemporary style ´19th Light Dragoons Soldierly Merit Awarded to Pte. Henry Jones By Lieut Colonel Patrick Maxwell 2nd Oct 1801´, good very fine Estimate £ 100-150 The intention of the dishonest artisan was to confuse a 19th Light Dragoons enthusiast with a similar elephant badge to the regimental one. An intriguing fake.

Sold for
£60