Watch List notes:

London: City of Westminster and County of Middlesex Magistrates Badge of Office, a Georgian heavy gilt-silver openwork badge, thrice named to John Hanson Esqr., the portcullis arms of Westminster suspended below a crown amidst acanthus leaf scrolls, motto, DISCITE JUSTITIAM MONITI (Learn to administer justice), JOHN HANSON ESQR below, rev. similar but showing the triple sword arms of Middlesex, JOHN HANSON ESQR. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, replaces motto, his name below again, 87 x 64mm., suspension loop and ring, contained in original fitted red leather case, extremely fine
John Hanson remains something of a mystery, but it is possible that he was a solicitor in Chancery Lane who was, with Sir John Hobhouse, executor to Lord Byron
(600-800 GBP)