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RARE & BEAUTIFUL MEXICAN WAR TOPOGRAPHICAL

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
RARE & BEAUTIFUL MEXICAN WAR TOPOGRAPHICAL
ENGINEER EPAULETS & HAT INSIGNIA. These were the epaulets Lieutenant M.L Smith wore in the Mexican War. They have 14mm topographical engineer buttons for attachment & gilted raised brass borders w/ gold braid edging. There is cut out silver letters in old English script "T" & "E" w/ a sm. silver star between. There is a metallic embroidered shield between the 2 letters measuring about 2" across. The embroidered hat insignia has same shield inside oak leaf & acorn wreath. CONDITION: good to very good overall. Minor reductions to one of the embroidered shields. Yellow silk backing & pillows have about 10% reductions & one pillow is loose. Insignia is very good & solid w/ minor reductions as seen in photos. PROVENANCE STATEMENT: Direct Family Descent. (02-13233/JS). 4,000-6,000.