TWO GEORGE III SILVER-MOUNTED IVORY TIPSTAFFS AND A PLATED EXAMPLE

Property from the Estate of MARC HAAS

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TWO GEORGE III SILVER-MOUNTED IVORY TIPSTAFFS AND A PLATED EXAMPLE
THE FIRST LONDON, 1817, MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM BURWASH; THE SECON AND THIRD CIRCA 1820

The first with turned ivory baluster handle and reeded silver collar surmounted by a crown, part marked--5½in. (14cm.) long; the second with fluted baluster ivory handle, the collar engraved with foliage and the name SS Bressey and surmounted by a gilt openwork crown,apparently unmarked--7¼in. (18.5cm.) long; the third with baluster handle, the shank engraved with the achievement of the City of London above the name Wm. Arnold and surmounted by an openwork crown --9½in. (24cm.) long (3)

拍品专文

The tipstaff is a staff of authority born by a sheriff's officer, bailiff or constable. During the 19th century the silver and silver plate versions of the Georgian period were replaced by the colorfully painted truncheons which form the largest part of the celebrated Dixon Collection now housed at the Police College, Bramshill. A collection of similar Georgian silver tipstaffs is housed at Goldsmiths' Hall.