MILITARY SOUVENIR
Finely carved nut inscribed 'Hendry XIX Regt'
which is the 19th Regiment of Foot - known as the Yorkshire Regiment or the Green Howards before it was disbanded, carved all over with crowns, roses and thistles and cross hatching 5½ high and 3 across, no place, no date, circa
Item Date: 1810
£325
✓ Available
Background
The 19th was a famous British Infantry Regiment and the only one with a VC on D Day to its credit. This item was clearly made as a souvenir for Mr Hendry when he was on some foreign station. He must have commissioned one of the locals to carve it for him.
Stock No. 43501
Guaranteed Authentic
Worldwide Shipping
ABA / ILAB Member
Returns Policy