JACOBITE INTEREST - A FRAMED PIECE OF BLUE RIBBON
CONTAINED WITHIN A FRAME, SURROUNDED BY A DECORATIVE FOLIATE CUT PAPER DESIGN
£1,386
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 17 August 2022 at 11:00 BST
Description
contained within a frame, surrounded by a decorative foliate cut paper design, 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"
Dimensions
18 x 21 cm [the ribbon itself measures 4 x 1.3cm]
Provenance
Provenance: Bonhams. The Scottish Sale, 27 Aug. 2008, lot 769
Footnote
Note: Along with the Order of the Thistle breast badge worn by Prince Charles, the Garter sash is a constant reminder of his position and power within portraits. Such high levels of chivalry cement his claim and right to the throne showing his just cause.
A large section of what appears the same ribbon is within the collection of the National Museum of Scotland (H.NC57, gifted by Gilbert Innes, in 1798)
For a similar example see, Jacobite, Stuart, and Scottish Applied Arts, Lyon & Turnbull, 13th May 2015, lot 16