Hammer

£2,200

21st (Empress of India's) Lancers Victorian Attributed Officer Lance Cap circa 1899-1901. Attributed to Captain Percy Hume Allfrey Anderson who was Killed in Action 1915. This Victorian Regimental example bearing the plate introduced to the Regiment in 1899, with the Battle Honour KHARTOUM. The skull of black patent leather with the upper portion of French Grey Melton cloth, with gold gimp cord across the top and down the angles. To the left side is a gold bullion rosette with embroidered regimental device of a VR cypher onto a velvet ground. This supports a gilt plume cup and white stitched swans feather drooping plume. The gilt lance cap plate is mounted with silver Victorian crown Royal Arms, title scroll 21st LANCERS and single battle honour. Patent leather peak with gold bullion lines. Two gilt metal lion head bosses support chin chain with velvet backing. Leather sweat band and retaining part of the crimson silk lining with embossed stamp for Sandilands and Son London to the interior. Minor age wear and slight dulling to lace. Dusty now showing foxing to the plume. Housed in shaped Japanned metal storage/transit tin bearing carrying handle, hasp with staple and bearing engraved name plate P.H. ANDERSON 21ST LANCERS ... Plume housed in separate metal storage tin. (2 items) Captain Percy Hume Allfrey Anderson attended Harrow School from 1894 to 1897 and gained a commission into the 21st Lancers in 1900. From 1910 to 1914 he was serving as an instructor in cavalry tactics at Netheravon and at the outbreak of the Great War rejoined his regiment at Rawal Pindi India. He was Killed in Action leading his Squadron during a charge against the mohmands of Sheb Kador on the Punjab Frontier on the 5th September 1915. Gordon Dine Collection.