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Guard officer’s breastplate, 1854 model.

The item was sold for 520

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Front plate from the Klingenthal workshop, edged with 23 brass rivets, marked ‘Klingenthal 1854’.
Back plate, undated, marked ‘1854’.
Leather straps lined with 8-shaped metal strips and stamped brass fastenings.
The leather is worn and damaged in places.
France, Second Empire period.

Expert: Alban Degrave