JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 14 March 2023 - 10:00 AM start

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Lieutenant-colonel Robert Henry Wynyard CB (1802 – 1864) historical travelling chest,

Realised: $1,900 plus premium

Lot Details

oak with ebonised steel binding and large locking strap. With attached brass engraved name plaque: 'Major Genl. Wynyard, C.B. No.1'. Plain interior. 730 x 540 x 540mm. Provenance: From a Wynyard family member. Note: R H Wynyard was born in Windsor Castle to William Wynyard, Colonel of the 5th Regiment of Foot and Equerry to King George III. He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the 58th Regiment. When the regiment was posted to Sydney, Australia in 1844, Wynyard was sent on to New Zealand with 200 men to take part in the Flagstaff War against Hone Heke and Kawiti. Wynyard was present at the siege of Ruapekapeka on 11 January 1846 and in recognition of his services he was appointed a Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath. In December 1846 Wynyard returned to New Zealand to command the forces there until 1858 and was promoted to the rank of colonel in 1854.