Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Civil) Knight Commander’s breast star by Widdowson & Veale, silver with gold and enamel appliqué centre, circa 1850-60, 70mm diameter, the reverse centre plate impressed with silversmith’s mark ‘WN’ for William Neale and inscribed with maker’s name but this partly obscured by inset gold glazed mourning locket containing brown lock of hair, fitted with gold pin for wearing and contained in its Widdowson & Veale fitted case of issue, extremely fine £800-1000