WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 13 MAY 2023

70 History 131 Connaught Rangers officer’s helmet. Queen’s crown over sunburst with harp at centre. Complete with brass chain chin strap and all brass gilt furniture, label in gilt on red reads ‘London Manufacture’. Condition: Very fine, no apparent faults. Estimate €800-€1200 (approx £700-£1,050) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 131 132 19th century North Irish Division bluecloth helmet. With Queen’s crown plate. Rare. Condition: Fine, lacking chin strap and left hand side chin strap hook. The North Irish Division, Royal Artillery, was an administrative grouping of garrison units of the Royal Artillery and Artillery Militia in Ireland from 1882 to 1889. Estimate €600-€800 (approx £530-£700) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 132