Lot 658
A GEORGE IV PAINTED AND GILT-HEIGHTENED PIT STAFF/TRUNCHEON FOR GODDERTHORNE HUNDRED 27
Circa 1820
40cm long
| Estimate: | £80 - £120 |
| Hammer price: | £500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
A 'hundred' refers to the subdivision of counties into administrative hundreds used until the mid 19th Century or so, with origins dating back to Anglo-Saxon and Medieval times. In this case, Godderthorne Hundred is an area in the county of Dorset consisting of three parishes.