Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Objects of Vertu

Coronation of Queen Victoria: Gold Staff Officer’s baton, painted wood, emblazoned with the arms of the Duke of Norfolk within a garter, superimposed on crossed batons and beneath a ducal coronet, the finial bearing the royal arms, a crown and V R, the terminal with the arms of the office holder, length 61cm, together with a modern mahogany stand for vertical display.


£300-£500

Borne by Thomas William Fletcher (1808 - 1893) in the capacity of Gold Staff Officer of the Earl Marshall the Duke of Norfolk, 28 June 1838.
A number of staff officers are appointed at coronations by the Duke of Norfolk, hereditary Earl Marshall, whose duty it is to supervise the seating of guests in the abbey.

Some minor rubbing to the painted surface, not affecting the armorials.

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Please note, we cannot confirm with certainty that this staff was borne at Queen Victoria’s coronation.