Cheshire Heraldry Web Journal (Blog)

The grant of arms of Geoffrey Frank Pearce fell under the eBay hammer on the 22nd of this month fetching £270. Described as “a grant of Arms, recorded in the college of Arms London, and issued to a Geoffrey Frank Pearce, the parchment scroll is 21 x 15 inches, and hung with two gilt metal seals each embossed […]

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Falling under the hammer on the 29th August were the Grant of arms to Sir John Samuel Fletcher Baronet, first and last baronet of Bryony Hill, along with a quite separate grant of his badge.

The seller chose to use a private auction so we have no way of knowing who the successful bidder or bidders […]

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Another EBay grant to fall under the hammer to the collector who uses the identity of lynnthorpe is that of Arthur Durance George, dated July 6th 1910. This time, lynnthorpe purchased a College of Arms English grant, the hammer falling at $199 (approximately £107). It seems that at some time in its life this grant of arms found […]

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On the 27th July I reported on the eBay sale of the matriculation document of the arms of Alexander Dunsmure and some days later I noticed that the same vendor was offering for sale more historical documents relating to the same name. Described (erroneously) as a Victorian Grant of arms, the document appears to be a […]

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I bring to your attention two letters patent, one presently for sale and one recently sold on Ebay, both Victorian and both Scottish.
Presently for sale and with a required starting bid of £95 the letters patent of Alexander Dunsmure (1867) have, as I write, yet to attract a bidder with less than four days to go until the […]

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Not a grant of arms, although described as such, the Letters Patent of Thomas Pemberton-Leigh, Baron Kingsdown are presently being offered for sale on eBay. 

The seller provides the following information on the grantee and there is of course a Cheshire connection:
“Thomas Pemberton Leigh, Baron Kingsdown (11 February, 1793–1867), the eldest son of Thomas Pemberton, a […]

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For sale by the same seller as the arms of Hubert English Harrison Curling of Hitchen Hertfordshire (sold on 8th November 2007 for £301.000) are the Letters Patent for the Grant of Armorial bearings to David Barty King dated 1923.

At the time of writing the bidding is at £75.00 with three bidders.
I’ve probably said this before but […]

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Although I am a subscriber to the view put forward by that renowned wit Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) that Golf is a good walk spoilt, I have never the less just taken receipt of a personalised golf umbrella and I have to say that on the whole I am most impressed. At £9.99 plus postage and packing Spire View will […]

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Another grant of arms to fall under the hammer at eBay is that to Hubert English Harrison Curling of Hitchen Hertfordshire dated the 5th September 1951, described as “In fairly good condition with the odd scuff and mark on the box and odd mark and crease on the document” sold on the 8th November 2007 for £301.00.
This […]

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As recently as 29th October I reported the sale of the Letters Patent of the armorial bearings of Sir William John Talbot and now report that a library painting of the same arms has just fallen under the hammer for £74.00 - same seller but I regret to say that I did not make a note […]

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