A State Trumpeter banner

A State Trumpeter banner,
c.1860, as used by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry, this particular example, which is one side of the original double-sided banner, is reputed to have been used by a State Trumpeter of either the 1st or the 2nd Life Guards, the embroidered coat of arms flanked by a lion and a unicorn, worked in gold, silver and coloured threads on a silk ground with 'VR' cypher, in a rosewood frame with applied plaque and with an old 'Parker Gallery' label verso,
banner 46 x 60cm
frame 60 x 74cm

Trumpet banners are ‘cast’ every five years, or so, and because they are double-sided, they can be split. Usually, the halves will be shared between the Commanding Officer and the Adjutant; because they are State (rather than regimental) banners, it will not be possible to determine if they were 1st or 2nd Life Guards or Royal Horse Guards.

We are grateful to Christopher Joll for his assistance with this catalogue entry.
Sold for £950