Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 43 25 Mar 2020
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The Pavilion Collection, Commemorative Medals, George IV, Accession 1820, an important presentation gold brooch jewel set with Tassie cameo portrait, unsigned, quite possibly made by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, the oval brooch in the form of a crowned Garter, with the legend, THE KING GOD BLESS HIM; the centre left-facing laureate bust set on black, 35.42 x 18.46mm., total wt. 3.18gms., without maker's mark or hallmark, some jeweller's graffiti to reverse, beautifully made and extremely rare
Bt. Michael Rose Jewels, Burlington Arcade, London W1, April 2011
The legend, perhaps rather suitably, represents a phrase or term much used, with slight variations, when making Royal toasts - 'Here's a health to the king! God bless him'. In the 7th Dragoon Guards, when the President toasted 'The King', the rest of the regiment would rise and respond, as on the brooch, 'The King - God bless him' (Major R. M. Grazebrook, 'Gentlemen, the King', Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Vol. 14, No. 56 [Winter, 1935]). 'The King, God Bless Him', certainly existed as an Irish air to be sung to the fiddle and, seemingly, an English one also.
It is known that Rundell, Bridge and Rundell made a number of cameo brooches and rings for both the Accession and Coronation. Another contender as maker might be Green, Ward, Green & Ward, Jewellers & Goldsmiths, 1 Ludgate Street, London, who were the manufacturers of the London Pitt Club badges.
(1500-2000 GBP)
Bt. Michael Rose Jewels, Burlington Arcade, London W1, April 2011
The legend, perhaps rather suitably, represents a phrase or term much used, with slight variations, when making Royal toasts - 'Here's a health to the king! God bless him'. In the 7th Dragoon Guards, when the President toasted 'The King', the rest of the regiment would rise and respond, as on the brooch, 'The King - God bless him' (Major R. M. Grazebrook, 'Gentlemen, the King', Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Vol. 14, No. 56 [Winter, 1935]). 'The King, God Bless Him', certainly existed as an Irish air to be sung to the fiddle and, seemingly, an English one also.
It is known that Rundell, Bridge and Rundell made a number of cameo brooches and rings for both the Accession and Coronation. Another contender as maker might be Green, Ward, Green & Ward, Jewellers & Goldsmiths, 1 Ludgate Street, London, who were the manufacturers of the London Pitt Club badges.
(1500-2000 GBP)