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Auction 101  28 September 2016
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Lot 3978

Estimate: 800 GBP
Price realized: 1350 GBP
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ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MILITARY MEDALS, Single Orders and Decorations for Gallantry, The Most Noble Order of The Garter – Star – Embroidered, last quarter 18th Century. Good, damage to points, staining to reverse backing.
Provenance – from descendants – believed to be Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA (10 November 1755 – 29 August 1815), known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat. He was British Ambassador to Spain between 1784 and 1787, Master of the Mint between 1789 and 1790, Joint Postmaster General between 1790 and 1798 and Master of the Horse between 1798 and 1804.

Estimate: £800-1000
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