A George IV 22ct gold Staff of Office handle, the pommel with crowned initials GR above a rose, thistle and shamrock in coloured golds, the sides chased with shells and rosettes within strapwork, the shaft fitted with a later faceted citrine seal later engraved with coat-of-arms, coronet and motto, maker's mark IN probably for John Northam, London, 1820, marks include the Sun in Splendour devise for 22ct gold, in use 1816-1842, scratch weight to base 6.3.0 (ounces), 10.7cm high, 268g total The arms are those of de Burgh accolé with de Burgh impaling Canning quartering others for Ulick, 14th Earl of Clanricarde (1802-1874), late 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, and his wife Harriet (1804-1876), daughter of George Canning (1770-1827), Prime Minister, whom he married in 1825. Provenance: Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde (1802-1874) and his wife The Hon. Harriett Marchioness of Clanricarde (1804-1876) and by descent to their son, Hubert George de Burgh-Canniong, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde (1832 - 1916), by whom bequeathed to hid great-newphew, Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947, and by descent at Harewood House, Yorkshire. Christie's, 'Harewood: Collecting in The Royal Tradition', 5 December 2012, ex lot 560. Read more »
A George IV 22ct gold Staff of Office handle, the pommel with crowned initials GR above a rose, thistle and shamrock in coloured golds, the sides chased with shells and rosettes within strapwork, the shaft fitted with a later faceted citrine seal later engraved with coat-of-arms, coronet and motto, maker's mark IN probably for John Northam, London, 1820, marks include the Sun in Splendour devise for 22ct gold, in use 1816-1842, scratch weight to base 6.3.0 (ounces), 10.7cm high, 268g total The arms are those of de Burgh accolé with de Burgh impaling Canning quartering others for Ulick, 14th Earl of Clanricarde (1802-1874), late 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, and his wife Harriet (1804-1876), daughter of George Canning (1770-1827), Prime Minister, whom he married in 1825. Provenance: Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde (1802-1874) and his wife The Hon. Harriett Marchioness of Clanricarde (1804-1876) and by descent to their son, Hubert George de Burgh-Canniong, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde (1832 - 1916), by whom bequeathed to hid great-newphew, Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947, and by descent at Harewood House, Yorkshire. Christie's, 'Harewood: Collecting in The Royal Tradition', 5 December 2012, ex lot 560. Read more »
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