Auction 2
2020 Summer Auction - Militaria
By Valkyrie Historical Auctions
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Aug 9, 2020
PO Box 13020 Des Moines, IA 50310, United States
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LOT 13:
Imperial Russian Trophy from Siege of Sebastopol 1855
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Start price:
$
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Estimated price :
$2,200 - $2,500
Buyer's Premium: 24%
sales tax: 7.8%
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Imperial Russian Trophy from Siege of Sebastopol 1855
Crimean War (1854-56) veteran brought back captured Imperial Russian insignia from the Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855). Board in the form of a wooden shield upholstered in red cloth on which are mounted two triple grenades on the cartridges of infantry tsarist Russia, one single grenade from the Jager troops pouch, in the middle a Imperial Russian Shako Helmet Plate 1828 pattern, and a smoking pipe. Below an engraved brass plaque "Sebastopol 9th Sept. 1855 ". The table was made by the British soldier as a souvenir trophy from the Crimean War.
Condition: Good condition as in photographs
