Auction: 6025 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 81
Two Peers´ Parliament Hats A black bicorne hat with black lace binding and loop secured by black purl buttons, with hatter´s label of Wilkinson & Son, Maddox St, inscribed in manuscript Lord Rhondda; and a similar hat, by Wilkinson & Son Ltd, 57 - 58 Jermyn St SW1, labelled in manuscript EARL OF WHARNCLIFFE (2)
See illustration of one
Note: Hats of this type were worn by peers being introduced to the House of Lords for the first time.
Estimate £ 50-80
Sold for
£60