Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 2nd December 2025
Lot 5
A George III King's Messenger's Badge, silver and silver gilt, the oval badge encircled by a garter
Estimate £3,500 - £4,000 | Hammer £8255
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Description
A George III King's Messenger's Badge, silver and silver gilt, the oval badge encircled by a garter with legend in sunken relief, the centre with painted Hanoverian arms to a glazed shield-shaped compartment, the whole surmounted by a crown and with a pendant silver greyhound to an acanthus leaf bracket beneath, fitted for wear with a fixed ring to the reverse of the crown, height excluding greyhound 112 mm, good very fine.
(54.6 mm width of oval part)
The Bamber Collection