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MARK OF JOHN LINNIT, LONDON, 1831,
Details
SILVER STICK:- A WILLIAM IV SILVER-MOUNTED EBONY STAFF OF OFFICE,
MARK OF JOHN LINNIT, LONDON, 1831,
The terminal of identical form to the preceeding lot, lacking the central mount & tassel that the Gold Stick has, 39 in. long (99 cm.)
MARK OF JOHN LINNIT, LONDON, 1831,
The terminal of identical form to the preceeding lot, lacking the central mount & tassel that the Gold Stick has, 39 in. long (99 cm.)
Special notice
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Further details
The Silver Stick is deputy to the Gold Stick, personal attendants upon the British sovereign on ceremonial occasions, the office having been created in 1678. Nowadays the colonel commanding the Household Cavalry holds the office.