Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Auction mounted to a ten-pointed silver

mounted to a ten-pointed silver gilt star base

the obverse centre bears a gilt lion passant (the emblem of the South African Navy) on a navy blue enamel

von Lauchert was captured by the French

the button illustrating a skull on the obverse

Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Auction mounted to a ten-pointed silverIn brass gilt, illustrating an oval bearing the cypher of Muhammad III as Sadiq, the Husainid Bey of Tunis (1859 1882), fronting a trophy of arms base, measuring 65. 3 mm (w) x 85. 8 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, maker marked "AXC" (Adrien Chaubillon, Paris) on the French made bronze replacement pin, missing its catch, light contact, scattered gilt wear, very fine. Footnote: The Tunisian beys, a Turkish title for chieftain,