Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 54 9 Dec 2020
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Commemorative Medals, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, oval silver ticket or pass, to the Rt Hon. John Grieve (d. 1803), Scottish Advocate and Statesman, in five lines, ROYAL SOCIETY EDINBURGH INSTITUTED 1783, rev. engraved lengthwise with recipient's name, RT. HON. JOHN GRIEVE 1783, 37 x 29mm. (D & W 126-127, 196, 204, 205; Withers 2644; CP 143.30), nearly extremely fine with rich tone
*ex A. H. Baldwin vault
Right Hon. John Grieve, elected a Fellow 17 November, 1783; Grieve was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. In Edinburgh, Councillor 1765; Treasurer 1769-1771; Bailie and Dean of Guild, 1779-1782; Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1782-1784 & 1786-1788; Commissioner of Excise, 1788. He was highly influential in the "Mound Project" linking Edinburgh's Old and New Towns.
The silver member's admission tickets, each engraved with a name and the date of election to Fellowship are now extremely rare and the present group, including exceptional association pieces, is quite unprecedented in recent auction history.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh was created in 1783 by Royal Charter for "the advancement of learning and useful knowledge". It started with a small group of 178 founder members and the early meetings were held in the College Library of the University of Edinburgh.
(300-400 GBP)
*ex A. H. Baldwin vault
Right Hon. John Grieve, elected a Fellow 17 November, 1783; Grieve was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. In Edinburgh, Councillor 1765; Treasurer 1769-1771; Bailie and Dean of Guild, 1779-1782; Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1782-1784 & 1786-1788; Commissioner of Excise, 1788. He was highly influential in the "Mound Project" linking Edinburgh's Old and New Towns.
The silver member's admission tickets, each engraved with a name and the date of election to Fellowship are now extremely rare and the present group, including exceptional association pieces, is quite unprecedented in recent auction history.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh was created in 1783 by Royal Charter for "the advancement of learning and useful knowledge". It started with a small group of 178 founder members and the early meetings were held in the College Library of the University of Edinburgh.
(300-400 GBP)