Rare British Royal Navy Officer Bicorne Hat - Sir Cecil Foley Lambert - Admiral for Sale

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Rare British Royal Navy Officer Bicorne Hat - Sir Cecil Foley Lambert - Admiral For Sale

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Rare British Royal Navy Officer Bicorne Hat - Sir Cecil Foley Lambert - Admiral:
$750.00

Up for sale is a rare antiqueBritish Royal Navy Officer\'s Bicorne Hat and metal hat box. The provenance on this item is fantastic. The box has the name of the officer - Lieutenant CF Lambert. Cecil Foley Lambert joined the Royal Navy in 1877 and it is believed this hat was presented to him when he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in approximately 1880-1881. Cecil Foley Lambert was knighted and he rose to the rank of Admiral during World War 1.
This has been in my collection for years. I purchased from a professional golfer in Dallas Texas. He purchased from an antique shop specializing in unique items from England while on tour.
I have included an excerpt from the Wikipedia page on Admiral Lambert. Also to note: the tag from the antique store has ca: 1780-1810 which is believed to be wrong - should be 1880-1910. The hat was made by Owen Harries & Co Landport and this company was producing items like this in the late 1800\'s.AdmiralSir Cecil Foley LambertKCB(28 May 1864 – 29 February 1928) was aRoyal Navyadmiral duringWorld War I.
Naval career[edit]

Born the son of Sir Henry Edward Francis Lambert, 6th Baronet, and his wife, Eliza Catherine Hervey, Cecil Lambert joined theRoyal Navyas aNaval Cadetin 1877.[1]

Promoted tocommanderon 31 December 1900,[2]he was appointed in command ofHMSPantherin early December 1901,[3]but moved to thedestroyerHMSMyrmidonthe following month. After promotion tocaptainin June 1905,[4]he went on to style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">He became commander of the destroyer flotillas in theFirst Fleetin July 1912 andFourth Sea Lordand aLord Commissioner of the Admiraltyin 1913 and continued to serve in that role intoWorld War I.[5]

In 1917 he was appointedcommodore, first class, in command of the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron in the Grand Fleet,[6]with his flag inHMSBirmingham, being promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in April 1917.[4][7]In the same year he was awarded the JapaneseOrder of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star(the second highest of eight classes associated with the Order), notice of the King\'s permission to accept and wear this honour being duly published in theLondon Gazette.[8]

From February – September 1918 he served as Rear-Admiral Commanding theAegeanSquadron.[7]

In 1919 Lambert was seconded to the recently establishedRoyal Air Forcewhere he served asDirector of Personnel.[5]The following year he was appointed to theAir Councilas an additional member.[5]He relinquished his appointment on 5 December 1921 and was placed on the Retired List.[5]He was promoted to full Admiral on the Retired List on 1 March 1926.[9]