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Auction archive: Lot number 174

A very rare George III tipstaff for The Bank of England, circa 1780, and a gilt badge for the Bank, and a Bank of England truncheon

Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£600
ca. US$1,189
Auction archive: Lot number 174

A very rare George III tipstaff for The Bank of England, circa 1780, and a gilt badge for the Bank, and a Bank of England truncheon

Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£600
ca. US$1,189
Beschreibung:

The tipstaff with pierced brass crown terminal over a brass cylinder, vertically engraved 'G. Porter - Bank of England' over a hardwood baluster turned handle, 22.2cm, and a rare 19th century oak truncheon for the Bank of England, the truncheon branded with an oval inscribed Bank of England around Britannia, probably for the gate guard and a gilt badge. (3)

Auction archive: Lot number 174
Auction:
Datum:
9 May 2007
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Knowle The Old House Station Road Knowle Solihull B93 0HT Tel: +44 1564 776 151 Fax : +44 1564 778 069 knowle@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

The tipstaff with pierced brass crown terminal over a brass cylinder, vertically engraved 'G. Porter - Bank of England' over a hardwood baluster turned handle, 22.2cm, and a rare 19th century oak truncheon for the Bank of England, the truncheon branded with an oval inscribed Bank of England around Britannia, probably for the gate guard and a gilt badge. (3)

Auction archive: Lot number 174
Auction:
Datum:
9 May 2007
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Knowle The Old House Station Road Knowle Solihull B93 0HT Tel: +44 1564 776 151 Fax : +44 1564 778 069 knowle@bonhams.com
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