Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria - Tuesday 30 November, 2004 - Spink London
Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria - Tuesday 30 November, 2004 - Spink London
The sale featured the Highly Important Field Marshal's Baton to The Earl of Lucan for His Many Achievments, Including the Command of the Cavalry Division in the Crimea Where he Directed the Movements of the Heavy and Light Brigades at Balaklava The Baton, overall length 55cm. including the 18ct gold top and bottom mounts (Hallmarks for London 1887), is covered in its' original Imperial purple velvet and studded with eighteen gold lions; the base inscribed 'From Her Majesty Alexandrina Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Field Marshal The Right Hon. "The Earl of Lucan G.C.B."; surmounted by a superbly modelled equestrian gold figure of St. George with the dragon, extremely fine in its' original 'Garrard, London' Imperial purple velvet covered case of issue. Sold for £46,000