France, 2nd Republic (1848-1852). - Lot 98

France, 2nd Republic (1848-1852). Shako troupe modèle 1848 du 4ème bataillon de la Garde Nationale, nominative and bearing the mark of the hatter BONNEAU-DUC in Chartres. Truncated cardboard shaft covered with black taupe felt, black patent leather cap, trimmed at the top with a flat scarlet braid woven into a cul de dé and a black patent leather bourdalou at the bottom. Silver-plated, embossed copper plate featuring a Gallic rooster on a globe with a bundle of flags and a lictor and a handshake. Large scalloped metal tricolor cockade. Silver-plated copper chinstraps embossed with a decreasing series of scalloped scales and lined with black velvet, held to the shaft by rosettes embossed with a flaming grenade. The inside of the shaft is covered with scarlet embossed paper, and the inner cap is in black leather with wolf's teeth. 2 paper labels on the bottom of the barrel, including the hatter's label "BONNEAU-DUC Rue de la Pie & Clouterie à Chartres" and a handwritten name label "Mr GENET". Black leather visor, green waxed underside. It is fitted with a double scarlet wool pompom embossed with a copper "4". Worn. (Wear and accidents, the cap pierced and missing, the plate damaged and missing, the visor deformed. As is).