Dashing cavalry helmet owned by a John Trotter

A striking household cavalry officer’s 1817 pattern helmet offered at Antony Cribb (25% buyer’s premium) had the considerable bonus of retaining its “very rare” japanned storage tin with the owner’s name legible.

The helmet was worn by John Trotter, who joined the 2nd Life Guards as a coronet in May 1825, rose t…

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