Lot 92
THE GLENURY ROYAL DISTILLERY SEAL
AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY WOODEN AND BRASS DESK SEAL
Auction: 19 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
Description
the wooden handle of baluster form, with a knopped stem, the brass matrix circular outline, crown to centre in a border engraved 'GLENURY ROYAL DISTILLERY'
Dimensions
Length: 9.5cm, matrix diameter: 29mm
Footnote
Note:
Glenury Royal Distillery was founded in 1825 by Captain James Barclay. Unlike the few other distilleries to have the title of ‘Royal’ it used this title from its earliest days as the founder was a friend of King William IV, rather than being awarded it by patronage over the years.
This now closed Highland distillery in Stonehaven would be run by Barclay until 1858 when it would be sold in the first of many changes of ownership up to its eventual closure in 1985. The distillery, although in production most of its life did not release much if any, single malt whisky when it was active in the market instead of being a workhorse of the blending market. Very few official releases have been produced and these have always been in limited editions, including 40 and 50-year-old expressions.