171 / 554
|
169
the Garter surrounded by laurel and oak leaves, surmounted by the royal
crown, white horsehair plume (somewhat shortened), chinscales (several
links broken, leather backing renewed) with Tudor rose bosses, no back-
ing. Damaged in places, signs of age.
Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach enlisted the British Army in 1841 and
fought in several battles during the Crimean War. He served in the
1st Regiment of Life Guards and was the Queen’s adjutant. Commander
of the Home District from 1870 to 1876, of the Southern District from
1878 to 1883, he commanded the forces in Ireland from 1885 to 1890.
He was promoted to field marshal in 1897.
244259
II
€ 4.000
Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1823 - 1903) –
a case containing a cuirass plus a helmet
The Nickel silver cuirass (traces of silver plating) with brass fittings (rem-
nants of gilding), ridged breastplate with red leather lining and midnight
blue velvet edging, the backplate made of the same material with brass
shoulder scales (several links loose) and buckles in high relief. The parts
of the cuirass packed together in linen bags in an iron cuirass case (cor-
roded) with the manufacturer’s label “Hawkes & Co. London” and the
riveted wearer’s plaque “General H.S.H. Prince Edward of SaxeWeimar
/ 1st Life Guards”. From the same source, a helmet for enlisted men in
nickel silver with brass fittings, the emblem with the star of the Order of
6433