* Ceremonial uniform belonging to Josslyn Seymour Egerton, worn as First Page of Honour to Queen Victoria, 1894-1901, comprising: a scarlet wool frock coat made by L. & H. Nathan, with wide dark blue velvet turn-back cuffs with false sleeves of muslin trimmed with lace, 2 pockets with flaps, royal cypher brass buttons, and edges trimmed with gold braid, ivory silk ribbon aiguelette with bow to right-hand shoulder, lined with cream silk (beginning to perish in a few places), maker's gilt-lettered label at nape; a cream satin silk waistcoat, with buttons and braid as before, rear panel perishing; a pair of cream wool front-fall breeches, buttons stamped 'Nathan, 17 Coventry St' (3 detached), with cypher buttons and thistle, rose, and shamrock-decorated buckles at knees, a few small marks; a white fine cotton lawn dress shirt, the sleeves sometime detached, some foxing and marks; a black tricorn hat trimmed with red ostrich feathers and gold braid, with black moiré silk ribbon bow embellished with plaited gold braid and a royal cypher button, lined with lilac silk (with 'J. Egerton' name tape tacked in); a pair of black patent leather shoes, rubbed and creased, and with some paper residues, right shoe with black grosgrain bow (lacking to left shoe), pair of additional yellow metal shoe buckles present (one with black bow a little torn); 2 pairs of stockings; a pair of fabric and leather braces, various sizes, and a ceremonial sword by E. Thurkle, Soho, London, steel blade etched with VR cypher and decorative scrolls, blade with maker's name and stamped on edge 'London Maker', gilt metal crossguard with beast heads, ivory grip and gilt metal horse head pommel, gold bullion sword knot, blade length 54 cm (21.5 ins), contained in white leather scabard with engraved gilt metal mounts, overall length 69 cm (27 ins), together with a framed sepia studio photograph of Josslyn Egerton dressed as a Page, by Alice Hughes, 52, Gower Street, London, with framer's label 'W.M. Power' on backboard, plus: a navy blue wool frock coat embellished with gold braid and silk bows, made by Henry Poole & Company, Savile Row, with manuscript paper label pinned at nape 'Old Uniform of the Bleus[sic]. Household Cavalry worn by Sir Alfred Egerton as fancy dress'; 2 ceremonial sashes, 1 with stylised royal armorial in elaborate embossed and metalwork embroidery; and a belt, all contained in a black metal trunk, lettered on lid 'J.S. Egerton', 24.5 x 68 x 34.5 cm (9.75 x 26.75 x 13.5 ins)QTY: (a trunk)NOTE:Ivory Act registration reference: YTNGTZ1T.Provenance: Josslyn Seymour Egerton (1883-1946) was the the vendor's grandfather. Josslyn Seymour Egerton was the third and eldest surviving son of Colonel Sir Alfred Mordaunt Egerton, KCVO, CB, and his wife, the Honourable Mary Georgina, eldest daughter of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, second Baron Harlech. He was educated at Eton from 1896 to 1900 and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He served as First Page of Honour to Queen Victoria between 1894 and 1901, before embarking on a military career during which he served in the Coldstream Guards, rising to the rank of Major. His mother was lady-in-waiting to HRH The Duchess of Connaught and to HRH Princess Patricia of Connaught.
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