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. 

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