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18th to 20th Century 114 1930 Silver Regimental bugle, Somerset Light Infantry. A George V silver military bugle, the horn engraved with a strung bugle-horn, ‘XIII’ to the centre and surmounted by a mural crown and scroll inscribed ‘Jellalabad’, the mouth engraved, ‘Presented to - 1st Battn. Somerset Light Infantry - (Prince Albert’s) - by the Trustees of the Rawling Fund - in memory of - Brigadier General Cecil G. Rawling’; hallmarked for London, 1930, maker’s mark ‘CEB’ for Boosey and Co. 20oz troy (628g). Estimate €1200-€1500 (approx £1,050-£1,310) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 114 115 19th century green Irish ensign, of small proportions. A green flag, Union flag to the upper left corner, centred by a gold Maid of Erin harp. A scarce and interesting flag, possibly for a yacht. There is evidence that the Green Ensign, although never officially approved, had been used by some Irish ships since the 17th Century. The early versions use the emblem of the Irish Revenue – a “Mermaid” Harp surmounted by a crown in gold. However the background should have been St. Patrick’s Blue rather than emerald green according to the authorities.In some cases Irish vessels had this flag confiscated by authorities in harbours in Britain, Ireland and the West Indies according to some records.In a letter written aboard HMS Lucifer at Waterford on 19 July 1845, to Rear Admiral Sir Hugh Pigot at Cove, her captain, Commander George Alexander Frazier, reported that he had sighted a schooner, the Nora Craina, at anchor off Passage East flying a green ensign ‘at the peak’ in contravention of the royal proclamation of 1801. He immediately dispatched one of his officers in a boat to have it hauled down. In 1872, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in reply to the Admiralty, declared the use of the Green Ensign to be incorrect, and in support attached a well researched paper by Sir J. Barnard-Burke, Ulster King of Arms, supporting the choice of blue as the National Colour of Ireland. Thus the Harp is shewn as gold on blue in the Royal Standard, and indeed since the 1930s the same is the Standard of the President of the Republic of Ireland. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 115