A FRAMED PIECE OF BLUE RIBBON OF JACOBITE INTEREST
CONTAINED WITHIN A FRAME, SURROUNDED BY A DECORATIVE FOLIATE CUT PAPER DESIGN,
£360
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Auction: 19 June 2019 at 12:00 BST
Description
marked in pen on the rear "The Pretender's Ribbon, presented to M. Beaumont Jan. 1800 by Richd. Henry Beaumont Esq., of Whitley". Also inscribed "The son of a Tory presents this relic to the grand delights of a truce whip C.P.W. Charles Prince of Wales, the son of a tyrant, a bigot and a papist, 18 x 21 cm. [the ribbon itself measures 4 x 1.3cm.]
Footnote
Provenance: Bonhams. The Scottish Sale, 27 Aug. 2008, lot 769