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LOT 2197
Victoria and St George's Rifles Challenge Shield
1897 A.D.
15 1/2 in. (1.04 kg, 39.5 cm).
With embossed St. George and the Dragon, surrounded by '1897, Victoria & Saint Georges Challenge Shield', presented by Mrs. W. Clemence, with nine winners noted around the outer edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePresented by Mrs W. Clemence in 1897.
Property of a Stockport, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The regiment was raised as the 1st (Victoria Rifle Club) Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps and became the 1st Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps on the formation of the Volunteer Force in 1860. By 1892 the 1st Middlesex and 6th (St George's) Rifle Volunteer Corps were joined together.
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