A GEORGE IV GOLD STAFF OF OFFICE HANDLE
MAKER'S MARK JOHN NORTHAM, LONDON, 1820
The pommel with crowned initials GR above a rose, thistle and shamrock, the sides chased with shells and rosettes within strapwork, the shaft fitted with a later faceted citrine seal later engraved with coat-of-arms, coronet and motto
4¼ in. (107 mm.) high
The arms are those of de Burgh accolé with de Burgh impaling Canning quartering others for Ulick, 14th Earl of Clanricarde (1802-1874), late 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, and his wife Harriet (1804-1876), daughter of George Canning (1770-1827), prime minister, whom he married in 1825.
A GEORGE IV GOLD STAFF OF OFFICE HANDLE
MAKER'S MARK JOHN NORTHAM, LONDON, 1820
The pommel with crowned initials GR above a rose, thistle and shamrock, the sides chased with shells and rosettes within strapwork, the shaft fitted with a later faceted citrine seal later engraved with coat-of-arms, coronet and motto
4¼ in. (107 mm.) high
The arms are those of de Burgh accolé with de Burgh impaling Canning quartering others for Ulick, 14th Earl of Clanricarde (1802-1874), late 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, and his wife Harriet (1804-1876), daughter of George Canning (1770-1827), prime minister, whom he married in 1825.
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