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Fine Militaria from the Collection of the Late Robert W. Tilling

Robert W Tilling

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№ 728

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7 December 2022

Hammer Price:
£1,500

The Original, Ancient, and Honourable Lumber Troop Officer’s Gorget c.1750.
A fine Officers Gorget, c.1750, copper gilt constructed on wire frame, the central area engraved with coat of arms with motto ‘In Nocte Letamur’ [Rejoice in the Night], with ‘Lumber Troop’ to the shoulders,
very good condition, rare £300-£400

Note: The Original, Ancient, and Honourable Lumber Troop is recorded in Francis Grose’s Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue 1811 as ‘A club or society of citizens of London’. Troop Hall was situated at Bolt Street, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, and the Club was presided over by a Colonel. Noted members included Prince George of Denmark (Queen Anne’s Consort), John Hogarth, and various Members of Parliament and Lord Mayors of London.