Furniture & Works of Art - 6th July 2010

Lot 650

A Victorian painted wood tipstaff

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £500

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Description

A Victorian painted wood tipstaff, with a part ribbed handle and girdled cylindrical body with a blue ground and painted V.R. with the Royal Coat of Arms above, the mantling painted at an angle, the turned tip painted as a simulated crown, 15.75in (40cm) l; a short painted wood truncheon decorated a crowned VR 1; and a mahogany short truncheon decorated a crowned VR 1. (3)