Description

George III. 1760-1820. Gilded Silver Medal n. d. (1810-1815), 23.74 g. Pitt club oval gilt badge. Unsigned. Bust in white onyx on black onyx field. NON . SIBI . SED . PATRIÆ . VIXIT. Rv. Concentric: PITT CLUB. / Engraved: IOHN PARKINSON ESQR. / IN MEMORY OF THE RT HONBLE WM PITT DIED 23 JANV 1806 AGED 47. Plain edge. 40.4 x 45.5 mm. Eimer -. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Mit Originalhenkel / Original loop attached.

Purchased from S & B, Amersham, January 1992, lot M136.

Pitt Clubs were private members clubs formed in Great Britain in the 18th and 19th century to memorialise William Pitt the Younger (1759 - 1806). Although the London Pitt Club was formed in 1793, it was only after the death of Pitt that more "country" Pitt clubs were established outside London.