British Victorian Royal Horse Guards Officer Model 1842 Helmet Silver-plated steel helmet of the Household Cavalry with gilt trimmings Front plate with Queen Victoria's crown above a silver Garter star mounted with the oval gilt Garter pierced with Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense enameled in translucent blue Within the Garter, a cross in red translucent glass enamel, with all the components mounted on a rococo shield bordered with laurel leaves and oak leaves. Atop the helmet is a gilt foliated socket and base to hold a horsehair plume and plume rod which was converted to an Electrified table lamp Item has deteriorated from over the years although it is in an attractive piece out of a New York City Estate Helmet 8.5in H Lamp 24.75in H

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