A famous royal regiment was remembered at the Peter Francis (20% buyer’s premium) auction in Carmarthen, writes Roland Arkell.
On July 11 a late Victorian helmet and breastplate worn by a guard officer of the Royal Horse Guards improved on expectations to sell at £3100.
Fashioned in electroplate with scarlet horsehair plume, the helmet includes a garter with the motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense picked out in translucent red and blue enamel surrounded by gilt metal bands of laurel leafs and Tudor roses.