Obverse view. Most Noble Order of the Garter, K.G., a Victorian Garter, circa 1850-60, the blue silk Garter with legend embroidered in gilt wire letters, silver-gilt buckle.
Most Noble Order of the Garter, K.G., a Victorian Garter, circa 1850-60, the blue silk Garter with legend embroidered in gilt wire letters, silver-gilt buckle. - Image 2
Most Noble Order of the Garter, K.G., a Victorian Garter, circa 1850-60, the blue silk Garter with legend embroidered in gilt wire letters, silver-gilt buckle. - Image 3
Most Noble Order of the Garter, K.G., a Victorian Garter, circa 1850-60, the blue silk Garter with legend embroidered in gilt wire letters, silver-gilt buckle. - Image 4
Most Noble Order of the Garter, K.G., a Victorian Garter, circa 1850-60, the blue silk Garter with legend embroidered in gilt wire letters, silver-gilt buckle. - Image 5

Most Noble Order of the Garter, K.G., a Victorian Garter, circa 1850-60, the blue silk Garter with legend embroidered in gilt wire letters, silver-gilt buckle.

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Earl Granville represented Queen Victoria at Tsar Alexander’s Coronation in 1856 and was created K.G. the following year. A Member of Parliament from 1836, he served as Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1868-70, and as Foreign Secretary, 1870-74 & 1880-85 in Gladstone’s first two administrations. His first period as Foreign Secretary coincided with the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, when he tried unsuccessfully to arrange an armistice.Provenance: Sotheby’s, January 1977 ‘The property of the Rt. Hon. The Earl Granville, M.C.’. Glendining’s, December 1989, Lot 61.

 

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