Gold portrait ring for General Sir Eyre Coote
Added on 20 February 2024
£2,500.00
YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1790
ORIGIN: England
WEIGHT: 0.32 troy ounces (0.35 ounces or 10.00 grams)
STOCK CODE: mdwoa
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Item Description
a very fine and large 18th century gold ring mounted with a paste portrait bust of General Sir Eyre Coote (c.1726-1783) by James Tassie (1735-1799) on a black background.
Approx: 32mm x 25mm
History
Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, KB was an Anglo-Irish military officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1780. He is best known for his many years of service with the British Army in India. His victory at the Battle of Wandiwash is considered a decisive turning point in the struggle for control in India between Britain and France. He was known by his sepoy troops as Coote Bahadur (Coote the Brave).
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Heraldic Silver Ltd
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£2,500.00