A George III silver livery badge

A George III silver livery badge,

by Robert Garrard, London 1812,

oval form, rope-work border, the centre with the crest of The Earls of Cork and Orrery, the reverse dated 1813, and with four ring attachments, length 11.7cm, approx. weight 3oz.

Provenance: Sanda Lipton, 10th June 2003.

The crest is that of Boyle, ensigned by the coronet appropriate to Viscount Dungarvan, courtesy title of the heir apparent to the Earl of Cork. Edmund William Boyle, eldest son of the 8th Earl held the title from his birth in 1798, but died without succeeding in 1826.