Royal House
Antiques
Royal House Antiques is
delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare, fully signed, 93rd
Lancers (Regiment of Foot) military campaign chest of drawers circa 1850
Please note the delivery
fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local
Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send
me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
What a find! As you will see from my other items I have bought, sold and have in stock countless pieces of campaign furniture, this is the only piece that has been signed with the officer’s name Langton, and under his Regiment 93rd Highlanders which of course relates to the Sutherland Highlanders, Regiment of Foot.
This Scottish infantry regiment was raised in 1799. It served until the 1881 Army reforms, when it was merged into Princess Louise’s (Argyll and Sutherland) Highlanders.
After some light research I found the original owner to be Lieut Stephen Langton who passed away on the 30th November 1872
The chest is in period campaign used condition, the timber has countless patina marks and signs of use as you would expect, the side handles are missing on the right, present of the left
Dimensions
Height:- 90cm
Width:- 105.5cm
Depth:- 48.5cm
Please note all
measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or
specific measurements please ask
Origins
The regiment’s origins lie in the Sutherland Fencibles,
home defence troops raised and disbanded three times in northern Scotland
during the 18th century. On the Fencibles’ final disbandment in 1799, its
former colonel William Wemyss re-recruited most of its troops into a new regular
infantry regiment on behalf of his cousin, Elizabeth, Countess of
Sutherland. This new regiment was given the number 93 in the Army's order of
precedence and formally embodied at Inverness in 1800.
Deployments
The new unit initially served in the Channel Islands,
Scotland and Ireland, before helping capture the Cape of Good Hope from
the Dutch in 1806.
After eight years in southern Africa, it fought against
the Americans at New Orleans in 1815 during the War of 1812 (1812-14).
Lengthy garrison duties in Ireland, the West Indies and Canada followed.
In 1813, a 2nd Battalion was raised. This served in
Britain and Newfoundland, but was disbanded in 1816. In 1848, 1st
Battalion arrived home for service in Scotland and England. It provided an
honour guard for Queen Victoria the following year.
The regiment's next deployment was
to the Crimean War (1854-56) in 1854. It fought with
distinction at the Alma (20 September 1854) and became the only infantry unit
to win the battle honour ‘Balaklava’ (25 October 1854), after holding off
repeated Russian cavalry charges. It was for this feat that
it gained the nickname ‘The Thin Red Line’, coined by the journalist
William Howard Russell.
India After the Crimea, the regiment was sent to help
deal with the Indian Mutiny (1857-59). It won six Victoria Crosses
(VC) in one day during the storming of the Secundra Bagh in Lucknow in November
1857. A seventh VC was won by William Bean, a lieutenant in the regiment,
for killing 11 rebels at the gate of Kaiser Bagh.
The following month, it fought at the capture of
Cawnpore. The regiment then remained in India on garrison duty until 1870,
taking part in the Umbeyla Campaign (1863-64).
Legacy Following further garrison duties in Britain,
Ireland and Gibraltar, it amalgamated with the 91st (Princess Louise’s
Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment in July 1881 to
form Princess Louise’s (Argyll and Sutherland) Highlanders.
Any questions please feel free to
ask before you bid
ABOUT US
Royal House
Antiques is a privately owned family ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and
now based in Pulborough RH20. We specialise in finding, restoring very fine
luxury antique leather seating, along with every single other type of antique
ranging from the 16th century to the 20th century. We
also stock a number of designer brands such as Fritz Hansen, Ralph Lauren,
Cavalli, Charles & Ray Eames, Vitra, David Linley, Rolex, Tiffany, Jager Le
Coulter and so on
PAYMENTS
We accept
payment via Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, Ethereum, Bacs, Chaps, PayPal or Card, we
would kindly ask that all items are paid for within 48 hours and collected
within 7 working days, we can hold all paid items for 14 days free of charge,
there after a £20 a week storage fee will apply. We have long term storage
which is very economically priced, we are happy to hold stock for as long as
needed providing it is arranged prior to the purchase
If sold
items aren’t collected within three months and no arrangements have been made
for long term storage you will forfeit the item and payment
CONDITION
Please view
the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description pertaining
to the condition. Please also ask any questions before you bid and not
after, all of our items are sold as seen and as listed
Royal House
Antiques cannot be held liable for any independent assumptions made regarding
the items we sell, if you are unsure on any point, please feel free to ask for
clarity
Please note
vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have
natural patina in the form of creasing and wear, we recommend annual waxing to
ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in
direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade
DELIVERY OR
COLLECTION
This item is
available for collection from our Pulborough warehouses RH20-1DF by appointment
only, alternatively we can have it delivered nationwide to include Scotland,
Wales and Ireland for a fee
Please
contact me via email, alternatively my contact information is under the
business seller section of the listing, with your postcode for a delivery
quotation, as mentioned above the fee listed covers with the M25 for the UK,
for international deliveries the amount listed covers local Europe only so
parts of Belgium and France
Please be
sure to include which item you would like to buy as the price is determined on
size and distance, if you would like more than one piece of furniture the
courier offers a substantial discount on the second and third item, for
international shipping please view the below information
COURIER, LARGE
ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED
We can
arrange delivery nationwide, mostly with our nominated couriers, for Europe we
use one reasonably priced professional company that we trust, for the rest of
the world we use international shippers that can send any size item crated via
air freight within 7-14 days after crating or soft packed and container shipped
via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames outlined are guides only, non-domestic
shipping is almost entirely governed by the airlines, sea freight loading times
and custom clearances
Whomever
delivers will always require help on the larger items to unload, the price you
will be quoted will always be based on this assumption, if this is not possible,
please let us know as it will affect the price to send a two-person team
Delivery is
to the ground floor only, again if you need help upstairs or in flats etc
that's absolutely not a problem, the couriers charge £10-£20 per flight per man
per item, if you have a working elevator then naturally there’s no additional
fee
All courier
fees are paid by yourself directly to the courier company, the contract for
delivery is between yourselves the client and whichever courier you chose from
those available I’m happy to accommodate your own courier after a cleared
payment has been received, they need to book in a collection time with at least
24 hours notice, all collections must be made within 14 working days of the
close of the sale unless agreed by prior arrangement
IMPORT DUTY
Most
countries charge some kind of import duty however almost all of our items won’t
incur any charges as the items are exempt from tax due to the age and materials
used
For European
deliveries the price you will be quoted will include all clearance
documentation and any customs charges so there won’t be any additional fees
For
international deliveries such as the United States there can be some import
duty to pay and or a clearance fee, I would estimate that 99% of all deliveries
clear customs without being stopped for either
All duties
are the responsibility of the purchaser who is the importer, they can’t be
covered by the seller or shipping agent or factored in with additional
retrospective discounts
RETURNS
Royal House
Antiques offers a no quibble return policy if the item is not as described, if
there are any issues with the piece you will be refunded in full once the item
has been returned and inspected within 14 days, alternatively if there is a
small issue, we can discuss finding a mutual resolution that makes all parties
happy
We don’t
offer a sale on approval service which means you can purchase the item, have it
delivered and if you simply don’t like it, return it, this comes under change
of mind or doesn’t fit. There is a lot of time, money and work involved in
transporting goods around the world, the costs incurred can be vast so my
advice would be if you are unsure on a piece please ask as many questions as
you like to make sure you understand everything before you buy, if you are
still unsure then please either arrange a viewing in person or if that’s not
possible then don’t buy from an online retailer, perhaps look for a local
gallery instead