Description
beautiful original coat size 1830 period artillery corps button. Beautiful detail. It has the cannon on the front with the eagle perched on top of the barrel. It has the scene on the lined background which retains a fine amount of the original gold gilding in the protected areas of the face that brings out the button's detail. This one has the original shank present on the back of the button and you can read the backmark of "IMPERIAL ORANGE GILT". This is the style listed as figure AY51b in Albert's button book. 2.5cm