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Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, 1642, small silver badge, obv., armoured bust of Essex, almost full face, wearing plain collar and sash over armour, rev., oval garnished shield of Essex, 32 x 22mm (MI I/298/117), cast and chased, with integral suspension ring, very fine. The eldest son of Elizabeth I's favourite, Essex became Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary forces in the Civil War before being displaced in 1645. Badges of several types and varieties bearing his image were presented to various ranks in the army. Ex Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby's, 25 May 1977, lot 69.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1500