This is a 14" tall sculpture of a Blues and Royals British Army Cavalry Regiment Trooper. We mount for finished piece on its own wooden base and can add an engraved plate with the text of your choice.
The Royal Horse Guards were directly descended from the Regiment of Horse raised by Oliver Cromwell in 1650 to fight with the Parliamentary Army in the Civil War. After the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, King Charles II took over the Regiment and under the command of the Earl of Oxford (Aubrey de Vere) it was renamed the "Royal Regiment of Horse". In time this Regiment became associated with the Earl's livery, Oxford Blue and after about 1690 it was nicknamed "The Oxford Blues". In 1750 this nickname was incorporated into the offical name of the Regiment which became "The Royal Horse Guards Blue". In 1819 their title was again changed to "Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) and in 1820, as a compliment to their Colonel, The Duke of Wellington, and to acknowledge their courageous and distinguished service at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, "The Blues" were granted the full status of "The Household Cavalry".
Dragoons were mounted infantrymen, equipped with muskets, who could ride into battle, dismount and fight on foot. Their use offered field commanders the opportunity to combine mobility and firepower into a battle winning combination. The soldiers of the Dragoons were considered elite as they had to combine personal initiative, courage and a variety of skills to be effective. These were the kind of fighting men who made up the Dragoon Regiments.
In an effort to be more sustainable we've had our outer packaging redesigned to be fully recyclable. Every statue comes in a simple elegant printed brown box with printed fabric tape.
Inside the box the statue will be protected with bubble wrap and special foam bags to minimise the chance of damage in transit.
All our statues include an optional engraved plate on the wooden base. On the bronze statues the plate is jewellers brass and the pewter/ silver statues have a nickel silver plate.
To add a plate to your statue please select the option above and enter your engraving details. Please note if the engraving is left blank no plate will be included. If you'd like a blank plate please write this in the engraving details.
Please DOUBLE CHECK the engraving as mistakes will require a new plate to be made.
On the engraving the text will be centred and the font sized to fit the plate.
Product Code | B2c |
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Price Code | FK |
Sculpting Scale | 8" |
Base Material of the Statue | Cold Cast Resin |
Height Including Presentation Base | 15" / 38cm |
Width with Presentation Base | 8" / 20cm |
Depth with Presentation Base | 6" / 15cm |
Weight | 2.8kg |
Please be aware that these measurements are not exact and have been rounded for ease.
As every item is individually handmade the exact dimensions may vary slighty.