SET HAVING BELONGED TO GENERAL LOUIS PAUL GASTON BIGAULT DU - Lot 100

SET HAVING BELONGED TO GENERAL LOUIS PAUL GASTON BIGAULT DU GRANRUT (1872-1953) comprising : a bicorne de grande tenue de général de division in black felt, the braid embroidered with cannetille and gold sequins and button, the ganse in black velvet covered with cannetille and gold sequins and gilded metal button, the headdress embellished with its original white feathers, inside lined with Gold leather and ivory silk stamped with a maker's mark "LB" under a mural crown (with its original damaged transport box); a division general's kepi in madder-colored cloth and gold piping, the headband in black cloth with two rows of oak leaves in gold piping, the visor in blackened leather, the inner lining in black silk and leather; a major general's sash belt in gold thread and madder silk, without stars on the tassels (original); a major general's belt in blue fabric and two braids in gold piping, gilded bronze buckles embossed with Medusa heads, gilded snake-shaped bonze hook, blackened leather lining; a division general's lanyard in gold cannetille with three stars on each side of the pompom; a pair of metal spurs lined with brown leather; a pair of corps general's epaulettes in gold cannetille and sequins, with four silver stars and a gilded metal button, inside lined with black velvet with fastening tabs; a gilded metal spyglass, the grip in braided leather. (Worn, damaged and missing parts, including a star on the pompom of the strap and the spyglass inoperative).