An unusual George III steel 'master' key set by Silk, circa 1800, the one ward and two latch keys folding onto a cruciform plate, engraved with a crest within a Garter belt, under a coronet, 17.5cm (6 7/8in) long extended, with a detached label 'Hatfield House James 1st Marquess of Salisbury', in its red leather case crest of James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC (1748-1823). He succeeded as 7th Earl of Salisbury in 1780 and in 1789 was created Marquess of Salisbury. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1793. Hatfield House was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I and has been the home of the Cecil family ever since. Condition report disclaimer
An unusual George III steel 'master' key set by Silk, circa 1800, the one ward and two latch keys folding onto a cruciform plate, engraved with a crest within a Garter belt, under a coronet, 17.5cm (6 7/8in) long extended, with a detached label 'Hatfield House James 1st Marquess of Salisbury', in its red leather case crest of James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC (1748-1823). He succeeded as 7th Earl of Salisbury in 1780 and in 1789 was created Marquess of Salisbury. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1793. Hatfield House was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I and has been the home of the Cecil family ever since. Condition report disclaimer
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