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A MILITARY PARADE DRUM OF THE 3RD VOLUNTEER BATTALION DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT
Lot 256

A MILITARY PARADE DRUM OF THE 3RD VOLUNTEER BATTALION DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT

LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed9 September 2014

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GBP 1,000

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A MILITARY PARADE DRUM OF THE 3RD VOLUNTEER BATTALION DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Decorated with the Royal Coat of Arms and maker's name stenciled 'HAWKES & SON ?? LEICESTER SQUARE'
20 in. (51 cm.) high; 32 ½ in. (82.5 cm.) diameter

Specialist note

Hawkes & Son, 28 Leicester Square, was founded in 1889 by William Hawkes in partnership with Jules Prudence Riviere, a French bandmaster who arrived in England in 1857 and was one of the first originators of promenade concerts. The business merged with Boosey in the 1930s.