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MARK OF JOHN LINNET, LONDON, 1826
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A GEORGE IV GOLD FREEDOM-BOX
MARK OF JOHN LINNET, LONDON, 1826
Rectangular box with rounded corners, the sides and base engine-turned with a coin-pattern, the sablé gold cover centred with an applied coat-of-arms between animal supporters, with vari-colour gold floral-sprays of roses and thistles at each corner, within an oak-leaf raised border, with applied shell and foliate thumbpiece, the interior cover engraved with an inscription which reads, 'PRESENTED with the Honorary Freedom of the City, BY THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF BATH TO THE Right Honourable George Canning, HIS MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, as a mark of the high sense entertained by them OF HIS TRANSCENDENT TALENTS and eminent public Services, 22nd Jan. 1827.
3½ in. (93 mm.) wide
7 oz. (216 gr.)
The arms are those of the City of Bath.
MARK OF JOHN LINNET, LONDON, 1826
Rectangular box with rounded corners, the sides and base engine-turned with a coin-pattern, the sablé gold cover centred with an applied coat-of-arms between animal supporters, with vari-colour gold floral-sprays of roses and thistles at each corner, within an oak-leaf raised border, with applied shell and foliate thumbpiece, the interior cover engraved with an inscription which reads, 'PRESENTED with the Honorary Freedom of the City, BY THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF BATH TO THE Right Honourable George Canning, HIS MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, as a mark of the high sense entertained by them OF HIS TRANSCENDENT TALENTS and eminent public Services, 22nd Jan. 1827.
3½ in. (93 mm.) wide
7 oz. (216 gr.)
The arms are those of the City of Bath.
Provenance
Hubert George de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde (1832-
1916), by whom bequeathed to his great-nephew,
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947), and by descent at
Harewood House, Yorkshire.
1916), by whom bequeathed to his great-nephew,
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947), and by descent at
Harewood House, Yorkshire.
Brought to you by
Sebastian Goetz
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