PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: A very nice quality, deep navy blue, doeskin wool construction mess jacket. The waist length, Bolero or Spencer style, simulated, double breasted jacket features fold back, upswept, peak lapels and a small lay down collar. Attached to each collar are gilt wire embroidered crowns above fouled anchors which are the insignia of a line officer. The jacket has a central, vertical, front opening. The jacket has diagonally angled, vertical, rows of four ornamental buttons on each chest panel. The lower front panels of the jacket both have a short, vertical tapering seams. The jacket has a downward scalloped pointed tip to the reverse center. The straight cut, non-adjustable sleeves each have five, roughly, 3/8" tall, vertically aligned, horizontal, woven, gilt wire, rank tress stripes machine stitched all around the sleeves above the cuffs with a single gold tress loop at the top. Hand stitched to the sleeve above the loop is a single silver wire embroidered star on a circular cloth backing. The rank stripes and star signify the rank of Commandeur (Commodore). The interior of the jacket is fully lined in black artificial silk with a diagonal ribbed pattern and unpadded, light brown striped, white cotton sleeve lining. The interior left breast has a single vertical slash pocket with a small, white cloth label, machine stitched in place with a combination of black printing and hand writing "Algameene Cooperatie", "Helder", Mr. Grondelle", "No. 1304 Augustus 1928". All of the buttons are single shank, injection molded, gilt alloy with seven embossed on the reverse with "Herman Nypels Den Helder" and the other one, possibly replaced, having a geometric pattern. All of the buttons feature a vertically embossed, crowned, fouled anchor on a horizontally ribbed field encompassed by a raised smooth ring and a simulated twisted rope like outer ring. The jacket is roughly a size 40" chest. Included with the jacket is a pair of very nice quality, private purchase, deep navy blue doeskin wool construction straight legged long pants. The pants feature a vertical, three button French fly with a single metal hook and eye and flap with button positioned on the waistband. The pants have two vertical slash front pockets. The reverse of the pants have two short, vertical, tapering darts. The horizontal waistband is somewhat higher in the back with the typical, central "V" slash to the reverse center with two suspender buttons and an additional four evenly spaced suspender buttons on the interior front. The outside leg seams each have a roughly, 1 3/8" wide, woven, vertical, zig-zag pattern, gilt wire, rank tress stripes machine stitched the full length of the legs. The pants have straight cut, dual-ply hemmed cuffs with a narrow strip of reinforcing black rayon machine stitched to the rear half interior of each cuff. Both the interior waistband and pocket bags are constructed in white cotton. Hand written to the inside of one pocket bag is "Gr:" and to the other "Grond:" while to the interior at the back is a black cloth label with gold embroidery that is partially obscured "A.C.V.E.P. Helder", "edermakerij, Spoorstaa". The black bakelite suspender buttons are all embossed "Cooperatie Den Holder" while the black bakelite fly buttons are embossed "For Gentlemen" with three stars. All the buttons appear to have their original stitching. The jacket is in overall very good condition with minor age toning to the insignia and some minor nap wear to the collar. The pants are in overall good condition with minimal nap wear, light to moderate usage staining to the pocket bags and light age toning to the rank tress and some oxidization to the hook and eye. The pants are roughly size 36" waist. Very nice set.

GRADE***3/4                             PRICE $705.00