Auction Catalogue

2 December 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 267 x

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2 December 2009

Hammer Price:
£1,100

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s breast badge in 18 carat gold, hallmarked London 1847, maker’s mark of Robert Garrard, complete with original wide swivel-ring bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle as issued, extremely fine and very scarce £500-600

The Civil division of the Order of the Bath was enlarged in 1847 to include Second and Third Classes of the Order, and provision was made for 50 K.C.B.’s and 200 C.B.’s. The first insignia was made by Garrard & Co., the elements of the hallmarks including an upper case Gothic ‘M’ for 1847, the maker’s initials ‘RG’ and the figure ‘18’ for the fineness of the gold.