Hammer

£400

4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards Officer’s Full Dress Tunic. A good scarce example. Scarlet uniform with blue velvet collar, cuffs and edging. One-inch gold Shamrock lace to front and top of collar, Russia braid to collar-seam. Skirt slashes of distinctive regimental pattern, the gold cord edging traced with Russia forming eyes at the corners. Austrian knots to sleeves, plaited gimp shoulder-cords with two rank-stars in silver embroidery. Gilt buttons indented with St Patrick’s Star and regimental title. Good quilted white silk lining. Scarlet slightly dulled.