Various Items Of Uniform Relating To The 5th And 6th Earls Spencer As Lord Lieutenants 19th Century And Later In the manner of a general officer and comprising a khaki cap with red band, frontal badge, and thick bullion foliate decoration on the peak, retailed by W. Cater & Co., London; two khaki tunics each with medal ribbons, one with embroidered crowned Spencer label inside the collar, a pair of riding breeches, and a khaki greatcoat; a bicorne hat retailed by Lesley & Roberts, London, the inside embroidered with a crowned 'A'; a pair of silver bullion epaulettes, in their original japanned metal carrying tin; a red cloth coatee with sewn-in sword-frog, the scarlet collar and cuffs embroidered with oak foliage in silver threads; a black military greatcoat with red lining and sewn-in Henry Poole & Comp.y label inscribed 'Earl Spencer'; a black cape with embroidered crowned Spencer label inside the collar; and two leather straps: contained in two japanned metal carrying cases each with brass escutcheon on the outside of the lid engraved respectively 'Rt. Hon. Viscount Althorp, Ld. Lieut. of Northamptonshire' and 'Earl Spencer' (11) Footnotes: Provenance Christies South Kensington, The Althorp Attic Sale..., 7 July 2010, lot 224 (part) The 5th Earl, John Spencer, served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1868 and 1874, and again between 1882 and 1885. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire between 1872 and 1908. His brother Charles, the 6th Earl, served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire between 1908 and 1922, the year of his death For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing