JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 25 March 2025 - 10:00 AM start
A George IV British Royal Artillery 1821 pattern officer's sword owned by Commander Richard Owen,
Realised: $580 plus premium
Lot Details
shagreen grip, plain blade. Note: Richard Owen Became a Naval Commander in Sept 1826. Noted for his surveying of the West Indies in the 1830s. 'In 1828 he was employed by the Admiralty in surveying on the south coast of Wales. in connection with the Ordnance Survey and on 9 May 1829 he commissioned the Blossom 16 for the purpose of conducting a survey in the West Indies. On the latter vessel from her defective condition being paid off Capt. Owen obtained command 25 March, 1833 of the Thunder 6. He continued employed as before in the West Indies until advanced to his present rank 10 Jan. 1837; and has since been on half-pay'.
