CIRCA 1804-1816

Details

A VERY RARE SQUADRON (4TH) GUIDON OF THE 25TH LIGHT DRAGOONS
CIRCA 1804-1816
Of single-sided yellow silk painted in polychrome and gilt with devices including regimental emblems including squadron number, in later glazed frame
(The frame) 45 ½ in. (115.5 cm.) x 36 ¼ in. (93.5 cm.)

Provenance

Charles William Stewart (later Vane), 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854).
The Hon. David McAlpine.

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Lot Essay

Charles William Stewart was appointed Colonel of the 25th Light Dragoons on 20 November 1813. Originally raised in 1795 as the 29th light Dragoons and renumbered to the 25th in 1804, the regiment was disbanded in 1819.

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