Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Most Noble Order of the Garter, a most impressive and opulent Lesser George sash badge in fine gold and enamels, 124g overall, the central polychrome enamel open-work figure of St. George slaying the dragon with a lance, modelled in the round, surrounded by the oval Garter and motto in gold on blue enamel ground, surmounted by integral gold foliate decoration and large gold ring for suspension, mid-19th century, 89mm x 47mm, unsigned and unmarked but a piece of superb quality, small loss of green enamel to ground below dragon and a few other minor enamel chips, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare £20,000-£30,000

Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, September 2009, Lot 1192.