3rd Feb, 2023 14:00
Militaria, Maps & Ethnographica
A FINE GEORGE V SILVER PRESENTATION CASKET OF POLITICAL INTEREST
FINE GEORGE V SILVER 'ROYAL BURGH OF GIRVIN' FREEDOM PRESENTATION CASKET,
maker George & John Morgan, Glasgow 1931, the hinged caddy cover with inscription 'PRESENTED ALONG WITH THE BURGESS TICKET OF THE BURGH OF BARONY TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JAMES BROWN P.C., O.B.E., M.P., D.L., LL. D. IN RECOGNITION OF HIS EMINENT SERVICES TO HIS NATIVE LAND AND PARTICULARLY TO THE BURGH OF GIRVAN. GIRVIN, 7TH OCTOBER 1931', the body with egg and dart border over panels of Celtic knots and dragons, with central Girvan coat of arms to one side, and JB, three-quarter columns to the corners, over draped swags and rope twist border, and acanthus cast bracket, silk lined interior, 25.5cm wide, 15.5cm deep, 13.5cm high, the casket containing scrolled certificate with wax seal and minutes relating to Brown becoming a Freeman and Burgess of the Burgh
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Sold for £550
Estimated at £500 - £1,000
Condition Report
Condition generally good. Wear as per use and age. Slight discolour to lined interior.
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