Brazil, Federative Republic. An Army Four Star General's Group

Includes:

1. Dress Cap: the exterior is fabricated from a light gray wool, designed with a high peak, with a 33 mm wide band in black velvet around its circumference. The front is adorned with a 107 mm (w) x 68 mm (h) cap badge, the insignia with a central oval consisting of a black felt centre, with five white threads indicating the former existence of the five stars, the oval ringed in rows of yellow, green and white embroidery, each of which is separated by a row of silvered beaded wire, with the outside framework trimmed in angled silvered bullion wire and flanked by a single row of silvered bullion wire on both sides, the oval framed within a wreath of laurel leaves in rolled gold-coloured bullion wire, the midribs of the individual leaves in twisted copper wire. The stiff visor is finished in black felt on the upper, with two facing branches of oak leaves and acorns in rolled gold-coloured bullion wire across the width of the visor, the raised midribs of the leaves in rolled gold-coloured bullion wire in a twisted pattern and interlaced with gold-coloured sequins, the front edge of the visor trimmed in a strip of black vinyl. There is a 13 mm wide strap in fine gold-coloured bullion wire, the strap with matching dual adjustable sliders, running across the front between the gilt buttons on either side, each of the buttons bearing the Brazilian arms consisting of five stars within a ring of twenty stars, the underside of the visor in black vinyl. Inside, the underlying stiff framework on the sidewalls is wrapped in a white mesh, with a 38 mm wide leather sweatband with a cinnamon brown upper and gray underside, the sweatband with four rows consisting of a series of triangular slits, the ends of which are stitched at the rear and securing the ends of the sweatband together, marked on the left side in handwritten black ink "ANCORA", with an additional pad in black felt placed at the front to aid in protection to the forehead of the wearer. The dome is lined in an olive green fabric, with a protective plastic moisture overlay throughout, the overlay with a vacant name plate slot and maker marked "Trindade Nelson CONFECÇÕES LTDA." and marked "88". The cap measures 250 mm in width x 270 mm in depth x 100 mm in height, is free of mothing, exhibiting very light soiling on top.

2. Shoulder Board Pair: uppers in fine gold-coloured bullion wire in a series of patterns, the Army insignia with the central oval consisting of a blue embroidered centre and bearing five silvered stars, the oval ringed in rows of yellow and green embroidery, each of which is separated by a row of gold-coloured twisted wire, the oval centred within a framework consisting of multiple rays and resting upon an upward-pointing sword, with four stars immediately below in fine silvered bullion wire, each star with a silvered sequin in the centre, gilt button bearing the Brazilian arms consisting of five stars within a ring of twenty stars at the neck end, the sides and underside in black felt, with a white plastic strap with snap closure to be attached to the aforementioned button, measuring 60 mm in width x 138 mm in length each.

3. Baton: shaft in reddish-brown finished mahogany, designed with a row of four bead-like protrusions towards the top end of the shaft, gold-plated cap and tip, the cap bearing a 17 mm (w) x 22.5 mm (h) Army insignia in silvered metal with blue, yellow and green enamels, measuring 19 mm in diameter at the cap end x 11.3 mm in diameter at the tip end x 495 mm in length.

Near extremely fine.