A GEORGE IV SILVER STAFF OF OFFICE HANDLE
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A GEORGE IV SILVER STAFF OF OFFICE HANDLE

MAKER'S MARK ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN, LONDON, 1820

Closed5 December 2012

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A GEORGE IV SILVER STAFF OF OFFICE HANDLE
MAKER'S MARK ALEXANDER JAMES STRACHAN, LONDON, 1820
The pommel with crowned initials GR above a rose, thistle and shamrock, the sides chased with shells and rosettes within strapwork, the faceted citrine seal with a coat-of-arms, a Marquess's coronet and motto
4¼ in. (110 mm.) high
The arms are those of de Burgh in chief and Solman in base, presumably for Hubert, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde (1832-1916).

Hubert George de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde (1832-
1916), by whom bequeathed to his great-nephew,
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947), and by descent at
Harewood House, Yorkshire.