Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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The City of London Corporation: mayoral tipstaffs (2), Georgian: brass, of plain form topped by a crown, engraved with City arms and "GEORGE HALE OFFICER NOVR 12 1805" and below, "CITY OF LONDON", 139mm; Victorian: gilt-silver, formed with the arms and motto of the City with griffin supporters and marked GUILDHALL 1865, above the arms and crest of Phillips - the Lord Mayor, below the arms of his two Sheriffs, inscribed below, "LORD MAYOR & SHERIFFS COMMITTEE Robert White Esq. 1865", total height 197mm, first in good order, second a little better (2)
The date on the first is that of the formal inauguration of James Shaw as Lord Mayor of London. Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet (1764 – 1843), was the first Scotsman to be elected "Lord Mayor of London". It was Shaw who had the honour of leading the funeral procession of Lord Nelson. Sir Benjamin Samuel Phillips, Lord Mayor of London, 1865, member and Past-Master of the Spectacle-Makers' Company. He was much involved with many Jewish charities
(300-500 GBP)
The date on the first is that of the formal inauguration of James Shaw as Lord Mayor of London. Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet (1764 – 1843), was the first Scotsman to be elected "Lord Mayor of London". It was Shaw who had the honour of leading the funeral procession of Lord Nelson. Sir Benjamin Samuel Phillips, Lord Mayor of London, 1865, member and Past-Master of the Spectacle-Makers' Company. He was much involved with many Jewish charities
(300-500 GBP)