Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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City of London Corporation: the Royal Entertainment, 9th July, 1851, for the Great Exhibition, silver attendance medal, by W. Wyon, diademed bust of Victoria l. (as on the Naval and Military General Service and subsequent medals), rev. EXHIBITION OF THE WORKS OF INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS ... ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT, engraved naming in capitals on edge, SIR ROBERT WALTER CARDEN, ALDERMAN, AND SHERIFF., 36mm. (Eimer 1465), original wide royal blue ribbon attached, deeply toned, virtually mint state, very rare
Carden was a City stockbroker who became sheriff in 1850 and was later Lord Mayor of London in 1857-8. He was Master Cutler in 1855, 1866 and 1876. He twice sat as a Conservative MP, for Gloucester and, much later, Barnstaple. The Royal Entertainment celebrating the success of the Great Exhibition, cost the City of London £5,250. Some 2,100 guests were invited and included Royal and foreign commissioners, British and foreign jurors, Superintendents of Classes and successful exhibitors.
(150-250 GBP)
Carden was a City stockbroker who became sheriff in 1850 and was later Lord Mayor of London in 1857-8. He was Master Cutler in 1855, 1866 and 1876. He twice sat as a Conservative MP, for Gloucester and, much later, Barnstaple. The Royal Entertainment celebrating the success of the Great Exhibition, cost the City of London £5,250. Some 2,100 guests were invited and included Royal and foreign commissioners, British and foreign jurors, Superintendents of Classes and successful exhibitors.
(150-250 GBP)