Lot 263
ROYAL COMPANY OF ARCHERS - AN IMPRESSIVE FRAMED DISPLAY OF INSIGNIA
CIRCA 1820 AND LATER
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: Lots 1 - 412 | 20 August 2024 at 10am
Description
the oak frame with green velvet back board, applied with insignia of the King's bodyguard of Scotland, to include cap badges, cross belt plate, waist buckle and buttons etc, the frame with brass plaque, inscribed 'presented to the Officer's Mess Bramley by Mrs. Egan, in memory of the late CCL.M.H. Egan, CMG, CBE'
Dimensions
102cm x 59cm (frame)
Footnote
Known as the King's Bodyguard for Scotland, the Royal Company of Archers has been in existence in some way since the 17th century, when in 1676 it was formed as an archery club.
Following the Jacobite uprisings the Company of Archers sought to reconcile themselves with the House of Hanover and in 1822 on King George IV’s first visit to Scotland they became the personal bodyguard of the monarch.
With notable members such as Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns, the former who designed their uniform, the Royal Company of Archers has always been a prominent part of Scottish history.