East Kents rise again to triumph in an Oxford skirmish

AS dealers and collectors of antique arms and armour converged on London to do battle in the salerooms of Christie’s and Bonhams a skirmish was taking place 50 miles away in the Oxford salerooms of Phillips (15/10 per cent buyer’s premium) on July 18, where a field of 245 lots included these two members of the East Kent Regiment.

The Georgian silver gorget and shoulder plate were emblazoned with the Royal Dragon of the recently …

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