Austria, Empire. An Officer's Shako Plume, C.1910 Auction adorned by copper gilt crown

adorned by copper gilt crown and elongated detailed suspension loop

Knight’s breast badge

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Austria, Empire. An Officer's Shako Plume, C.1910 Auction adorned by copper gilt crownPlume in a bright white horsehair wrapped around a stiff white core that is wrapped in white feathers, the horsehair very smooth and fine to the touch, with a white synthetic ring affixed by a thin twisted wire support that emerges from underneath a three level feathered skirt at the base, the feathers in red, white and blue, the feathered skirt butting a large knot composed of twenty four rows of rolled gold coloured bullion wire wrapped around a