United Kingdom. A Victorian Army Colour Sergeant's Sleeve Patch, c.1900

Includes two pieces: Crossed Flags (the cross on each flag in violet velvet and trimmed in white embroidery, with red and white embroidery forming the cross stripes, the flagpole in maroon embroidery, the flagpole topper, the adjoining cord, the flagpole's base and the three sides of each flag trimmed in gold-coloured bullion wire, all on a red felt base, hessian backer, measuring 107 mm (w) x 88 mm (h)); and Victorian Crown (designed to surmounted the crossed flags, in gold-coloured bullion wire, in various textures, with three gold-coloured sequins on a violet embroidered field in both voids of the crown, with black threading giving definition to the base of the crown, the entire edge of the crown trimmed in red embroidery, padded, hessian backer, measuring 41 mm (w) x 33 mm (h)). Glue residue evident on the reverse of both pieces from previous board mounting, without interruptions or discolouration in the fabrics, extremely fine.