1st Life Guards brass uniform button, dating from the 1880s–1890s and representing one of the senior regiments of the British Household Cavalry. The 1st Life Guards served as the mounted personal bodyguard to the Sovereign and undertook ceremonial, escort and military duties throughout the Victorian period. As part of the Household Cavalry, the regiment maintained distinctive full dress and service uniforms, with regimental buttons displaying its royal association and identifying insignia. The regiment continued in service until 1922, when it amalgamated with the 2nd Life Guards to form the Life Guards.
Manufactured in brass, this 24.5mm button features the Victorian coronet pattern associated with the 1st Life Guards. The coronet forms the principal element of the design, reflecting the regiment’s close connection with the Royal Household. Regimental buttons were an important component of Victorian cavalry uniform, providing distinctive identification on tunics and other items of dress. This example is an attractive piece of nineteenth-century Household Cavalry insignia, suitable for collections of British cavalry buttons, Victorian militaria and Life Guards regimental memorabilia.
Dimensions: Approx. 24.5mm diameter.
Condition: Good, with some minor dents. Please refer to the photographs for details of the brass surface, coronet design, reverse and shank.
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