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THE BADGE WITH MARK OF ROBERT AND DAVID HENNELL, LONDON, 1795
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER SUN FIRE OFFICE FIREMAN'S ARM BADGE NUMBER 20 MOUNTED AS A JUG
THE BADGE WITH MARK OF ROBERT AND DAVID HENNELL, LONDON, 1795
The badge shaped circular with a central sun motif within a leaf border, below cresting with the legend 'SUN FIRE OFFICE' and above the applied number 20, mounted as the hinged cover of a silver-plate banded wood jug with a insulated interior, applied on each side with a shield, one engraved with a crest, the badge marked on the front
The jug 9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
The crest is that of Pleydell-Bouverie, for Phillip Pleydell-Bouverie, (1821-1890) who was a director of the Sun Fire Office from 1865 until his death in 1890
THE BADGE WITH MARK OF ROBERT AND DAVID HENNELL, LONDON, 1795
The badge shaped circular with a central sun motif within a leaf border, below cresting with the legend 'SUN FIRE OFFICE' and above the applied number 20, mounted as the hinged cover of a silver-plate banded wood jug with a insulated interior, applied on each side with a shield, one engraved with a crest, the badge marked on the front
The jug 9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
The crest is that of Pleydell-Bouverie, for Phillip Pleydell-Bouverie, (1821-1890) who was a director of the Sun Fire Office from 1865 until his death in 1890
Provenance
Purchased from Leonard Partidge, Esq., 1 August 1930
Special notice
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