High Officer's Badge Of The King's Bodyguard, Restoration. 29827

SCHABRAQUE OF A SENIOR OFFICER OF THE KING'S BODYGUARDS, Restoration. 29827 Schabraque, or cover, covered with crimson cloth, with two rows of silver braid with a crest in the motif of the bodyguards, one 5.2 cm wide, the other 2.3 cm; each rear corner is rounded and decorated with a silver metal sun, diameter 9 cm; the crotch is decorated with fawn leather, width 28.3 cm. H of the cover in the front part 52 cm, in its center 36 cm, at the back 60 cm. France. Restoration. Good condition, wear and losses on the edges of the cloth, stains on the leather of the crotch, some tears in the lining. PROVENANCE: This cover belonged to the Count of Lur Saluces, second lieutenant in the Luxembourg company. The second lieutenant in the bodyguards had a rank equivalent to major, lieutenant-colonel in the line. Sale at the Hôtel Drouot on May 25, 2005, Maître Thierry de Maigret, expert Bernard Croissy, lot no. 226 of the catalog.