Auction Catalogue

22 July 2015

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 68

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22 July 2015

Estimate: £8,000–£10,000

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.B., Knight of the Bath, a magnificent large gold Collar Badge, circa 1780, 62mm x 43mm excluding large suspension ring, extremely fine and extremely rare £8000-10000

Provenance: From the collection of the late James C. Risk, C.V.O., and illustrated in his book The History of the Order of the Bath and its Insignia, Plate VI No 1.

Exhibited: ‘Gold: Power and Allure,’ The Goldsmiths’ Company, June-July 2012.