Lot 2
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A gentleman's suit of pale lilac ribbed silk comprising coat, waistcoat and breeches, the borders and pocket flaps embroidered in coloured silks with floral sprays and applied with white net, late 18th century with 19th century alterations
A gentleman's suit of pale lilac ribbed silk comprising coat, waistcoat and breeches, the borders and pocket flaps embroidered in coloured silks with floral sprays and applied with white net, late 18th century with 19th century alterations

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A gentleman's suit of pale lilac ribbed silk comprising coat, waistcoat and breeches, the borders and pocket flaps embroidered in coloured silks with floral sprays and applied with white net, late 18th century with 19th century alterations
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With attached note in early 20th century hand, "Suit belonged to Sir George Strickland, 5th Bart: a Godson of King George 2nd".
Sir George Strickland of Boynton, Yorkshire was the great grandfather of Algernon Strickland.

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