General ROUBERT's presumed brigadier general outfit: - Rare brigadier general's kepi, probably Monegasque. Headband in white cloth, embroidered with oak leaves in gold thread and canetille. Turban in blue cloth, with three rows of gilded soutaches. Inner headpiece with leather headband and orange satinette background. Varnished visor. - Pair of general's epaulets. Bodies embroidered with gold passementerie, with two gold stars. Blue cloth lining. Hooks marked Maison D.M.C. Paris. - General de brigade sash belt. In gold thread with five rows of blue embroidery. Tassels and bangs in gold passementerie. B.E. In box. Staff officer's aiguillettes from the same source. History: According to an annotation, this set came from General Jacques Honoré Roubert (1869-1927), who served at the end of his life as 1st aide-de-camp to the Prince of Monaco. Biography : Jacques Honoré Roubert (1869-1927), Saint-Cyrien (Sudan class of 1891-1892). Campaigns: Madagascar (1895), Dahomey (1896-1897), Madagascar (1897-1898), Tonkin (1901-1904), First World War (1914-1918), occupation of the Rhineland (1919), retirement (1920), aide-de-camp to Prince Louis II of Monaco, a fellow student at Saint-Cyr in the Soudan class, Brigadier General (1923), 2nd Section (1923).
Estimate
€800 - €1,000
Result
€2,860
Buyer's premium
30%
General ROUBERT's presumed brigadier general outfit:
- Rare brigadier general's kepi, probably Monegasque.
Headband in white cloth, embroidered with oak leaves in gold thread and canetille.
Turban in blue cloth, with three rows of gilded soutaches.
Inner headpiece with leather headband and orange satinette background.
Varnished visor.
- Pair of general's epaulets.
Bodies embroidered with gold passementerie, with two gold stars.
Blue cloth lining. Hooks marked Maison D.M.C. Paris.
- General de brigade sash belt. In gold thread with five rows of blue embroidery. Tassels and bangs in gold passementerie.
B.E. In box.
Staff officer's aiguillettes from the same source.
History:
According to an annotation, this set came from General Jacques Honoré Roubert (1869-1927), who served at the end of his life as 1st aide-de-camp to the Prince of Monaco.
Biography :
Jacques Honoré Roubert (1869-1927), Saint-Cyrien (Sudan class of 1891-1892). Campaigns: Madagascar (1895), Dahomey (1896-1897), Madagascar (1897-1898), Tonkin (1901-1904), First World War (1914-1918), occupation of the Rhineland (1919), retirement (1920), aide-de-camp to Prince Louis II of Monaco, a fellow student at Saint-Cyr in the Soudan class, Brigadier General (1923), 2nd Section (1923).
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