"Giberne Of Grand Uniform Of Officer Of The Chasseurs à Cheval Of The Royal Guard, 1824, Restaurat"
GIBERNE OF GRAND OFFICER'S UNIFORM OF HUNTERS ON HORSEBACK OF THE ROYAL GUARD, 1824, Restoration. Black morocco banner with silver braid, Soubise type, width 5.5 cm, with three borders of black silk, gilt brass fittings: royal crown surmounting a flaming bomb. Black waxed morocco box, width at the top 14.7 cm, width at the bottom 13 cm, H 7 cm, thickness 2.3 cm. Golden brass sides. Leg with silver background, trim and ornament in gilt bronze, width at top 15.5 cm, width at bottom 16.4 cm, H 9 cm; central motif with the arms of France on a background of standard trophies framed by two hunting horns in the lower part, width 7 cm, H 7.3 cm. France. Restoration. Very good condition, object never cleaned, missing the chain of the banner, leather of the banner at the level of the fastening buttons cut on 05 cm. HISTORY: The ordinance of May 12, 1814 maintained the Chasseurs à cheval of the Imperial Guard under the name of "Corps Royal des Chasseurs à cheval de France"; the second Restoration then created the “Régiment des Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde Royale”, organized on September 1, 1815 in six squadrons.