Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The accoutrements and papers belonging to Henry Groves, Gold Staff Officer at the Coronations of King Edward VII and King George V

Gold Staff for the Coronation of 1902, 768mm. long wooden staff painted in red and gold, embellished with the cypher of King Edward VII, minor damage to paintwork

Gold Staff for the Coronation of 1911, 768mm. long wooden staff painted in red and gold, embellished with the cypher of King George V, minor damage to paintwork

Gold Staff Officer Arm Bands (2) for the Coronations of 1902 and 1911, cloth, bearing crossed sword and sceptre with crown above and orb below worked in gilt and silver wire and cloth bullion, complete with arm straps and gilt buckles, good and better condition, rare (lot) £400-600

Sold with an array of original papers, including: Studio Photograph of Henry Groves in the uniform of a Gold Staff Officer, bearing his arm band and holding his staff of office; various pieces of correspondence to and from the Earl Marshal’s Office, May-August 1902, some with envelopes - Groves address given as at ‘Bounty Office, Dean’s Yard, Westminster, S.W.’ and ‘14 Grosvenor Road, Broadstairs’; an official invitation card for the Coronation of 1902 from The Earl Marshal to Groves as a Gold Staff Officer; Gold Staff Officer ‘On Duty’ card for the Coronation of 1902 - named to Groves; a House of Lords Coronation 1902 ‘Pass’ card, unnamed; booklet: The Coronation Service of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra; booklet: Instructions for Gold Staff Officers for Coronation Day, 22nd June 1911; leather bound booklet: The Coronation Service June 22nd 1911; booklet: The Ceremonies to be Observed at the Coronation of Their Majesties King George the Fifth and Queen Mary ... on ... 22nd day of June; Coronation of 1911, plans of Westminster Abbey (4), plus a hand drawn seating plan of ‘Block M’; tube containing two Westminster Abbey seating plans (damaged).