Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

Death of the Marquis of Granby, 1770, a silver medal by L. Pingo, armoured bust right, rev. com militvr amor within radiant wreath, 40mm, 26.76g (Eimer 46; BHM 146; E –). Fields hairlined, light scratches on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine, extremely rare; in contemporary fitted case £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Claremont Collection of Historical Medals.

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Provenance: Bt D. Fearon.

John Manners, Marquis of Granby (1721-70), soldier and politician. His aunt Catherine Manners was married to Henry Pelham, younger brother of the Duke of Newcastle and Prime Minister from 1743-54. He would have been a regular visitor to Claremont