Lot 41
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An interesting early 19th Century Gorget, possibly of a North American Indian

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An interesting early 19th Century Gorget, possibly of a North American Indian

An unusual example, of silver (not HM) mounted with 1801-14 Royal Arms, also in unmarked silver (one spray of foliage missing from Royal Arms)
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Lot Essay

The style, and particularly the size, of this gorget is significantly different from the standard pattern in use by the British Army in the period 1810-14. It may be one made for an American Indian 'Gorget Captain' recruited by the British for local service during the War of 1812 (see also notes on the previous Lot)