A GEORGE III GOLD FREEDOM BOX
MAKER'S MARK I A, WITH THE ENGLISH STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1756-1821, THE LONDON ASSAY MARK FOR 1756-1821, THE LONDON DATE LETTER 1796/1797 AND THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1786-1797
A GEORGE III GOLD FREEDOM BOX MAKER'S MARK I A, WITH THE ENGLISH STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1756-1821, THE LONDON ASSAY MARK FOR 1756-1821, THE LONDON DATE LETTER 1796/1797 AND THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1786-1797 rectangular box with peaked engine-turning and reeded borders, the hinged cover engraved with the coat-of-arms of Pratt quartering Jeffreys with Molesworth and motto ' Judicum Parium aut lex Terrae ' ('The Judgement of my Peers or the Law of the Land') and of the arms of the town of Castlebar, in circular cartouches, the base with presentation inscription from the town of Castelbar, Co. Mayo, Ireland, to John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide 4½ oz. (144 gr.) The base engraved 'The Freedom of the Town & Corporation of Castlebar presented to His Ex c y .. John Earl Camden Lord Lieu t General & General Governor of Ireland, being a testimony of their acknowledgement of the wise & spirited conduct in his Government, particularly exerted on the late intended Invasion of our Enemies The Rev d .. Thomas Ellison, Portrieve. 1797.'
A GEORGE III GOLD FREEDOM BOX
MAKER'S MARK I A, WITH THE ENGLISH STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1756-1821, THE LONDON ASSAY MARK FOR 1756-1821, THE LONDON DATE LETTER 1796/1797 AND THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1786-1797
A GEORGE III GOLD FREEDOM BOX MAKER'S MARK I A, WITH THE ENGLISH STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1756-1821, THE LONDON ASSAY MARK FOR 1756-1821, THE LONDON DATE LETTER 1796/1797 AND THE ENGLISH DUTY MARK FOR GOLD 1786-1797 rectangular box with peaked engine-turning and reeded borders, the hinged cover engraved with the coat-of-arms of Pratt quartering Jeffreys with Molesworth and motto ' Judicum Parium aut lex Terrae ' ('The Judgement of my Peers or the Law of the Land') and of the arms of the town of Castlebar, in circular cartouches, the base with presentation inscription from the town of Castelbar, Co. Mayo, Ireland, to John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide 4½ oz. (144 gr.) The base engraved 'The Freedom of the Town & Corporation of Castlebar presented to His Ex c y .. John Earl Camden Lord Lieu t General & General Governor of Ireland, being a testimony of their acknowledgement of the wise & spirited conduct in his Government, particularly exerted on the late intended Invasion of our Enemies The Rev d .. Thomas Ellison, Portrieve. 1797.'
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