Decorative Arts and International Art Auction

June 16, 2015

LOT 219

Lot 219

Victorian Queen’s Messenger Silver-Gilt Badge and Appointment, 1844

Victorian Queen’s Messenger Silver-Gilt Badge and Appointment, 1844
Lot 219 Details
Victorian Queen’s Messenger Silver-Gilt Badge and Appointment, 1844

named to William Chalmers with London marks and overstruck maker’s mark I.N, the central polychromed royal shield under VR within crowned motto garter with suspended silver greyhound, on blue grosgrain ribbon, together with original original appointment on laid paper issued by the Lord Chamberlain’s Office, signed and sealed February 8, 1845
metal height 5.75" — 14.6 cm.

Estimate $3,000-$4,000

Realised: $3,360
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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Victorian Queen’s Messenger Silver-Gilt Badge and Appointment, 1844
  • Victorian Queen’s Messenger Silver-Gilt Badge and Appointment, 1844
  • Victorian Queen’s Messenger Silver-Gilt Badge and Appointment, 1844
  • Victorian Queen’s Messenger Silver-Gilt Badge and Appointment, 1844
  • Victorian Queen’s Messenger Silver-Gilt Badge and Appointment, 1844
Note:

William Chalmers is named in The British or Imperial Almanac for the Year 1846 on page 106 under ‘Her Majesty’s Household - Office of Robes’ as one of the ‘Queen’s Own Messengers’.

CONDITION DETAILS

Glass shield lens missing.

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