A GEORGE III MINIATURE PAINTED WOOD TIPSTAFF, LATE 18TH CENTURY
A GEORGE III MINIATURE PAINTED WOOD TIPSTAFF
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Decorated with a Royal Coat of Arms above three gold seaxes facing to the left, the rear initialled B.E
17cm long
Provenance: The 'Constable' Collection of Truncheons and Tipstaves Part II.
The three seaxes (Saxon short swords) feature in the coat of arms for Middlesex and Essex but traditionally face the other way to those presented here
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A GEORGE III MINIATURE PAINTED WOOD TIPSTAFF
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Decorated with a Royal Coat of Arms above three gold seaxes facing to the left, the rear initialled B.E
17cm long
Provenance: The 'Constable' Collection of Truncheons and Tipstaves Part II.
The three seaxes (Saxon short swords) feature in the coat of arms for Middlesex and Essex but traditionally face the other way to those presented here