Lot Essay
Presumably a gift from the Duke of York, the second son of George III and Queen Charlotte, Commander-in-Chief of the British army from 1790 ('he had ten thousand men').
![[WILLIAM BLIGH (1754-1817)]
William Bligh's George III gold mounted twin-handled ivory pocket turnscrew set, gold mounted with chased collars and with associated brush in silver case](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2004/CKS/2004_CKS_06934_0050_000(083452).jpg?w=1)
UNMARKED, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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[WILLIAM BLIGH (1754-1817)]
William Bligh's George III gold mounted twin-handled ivory pocket turnscrew set, gold mounted with chased collars and with associated brush in silver case
Unmarked, late 18th century
The oblong case with curved angles and engine-turned decoration, the plain borders engraved with HRH Frederick Augustus, Duke of York's cipher, the initial F with Royal Duke's coronet above, lined with blue velvet
The case 3¾in. (10cm.) long
William Bligh's George III gold mounted twin-handled ivory pocket turnscrew set, gold mounted with chased collars and with associated brush in silver case
Unmarked, late 18th century
The oblong case with curved angles and engine-turned decoration, the plain borders engraved with HRH Frederick Augustus, Duke of York's cipher, the initial F with Royal Duke's coronet above, lined with blue velvet
The case 3¾in. (10cm.) long
Provenance
William Bligh (1754-1817) and thence by descent to the present owners.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium