Grant of Arms: William Lavington Marchant 1864

Auctioneers J.P.Humbert’s sale on 5th October 2017 includes the Grant of Arms to William Lavington Marchant (b.1828 d.1889) of Freshford in the County of Somerset and of Mannanarie in the County of Stanley, South Australia.  The Letters Patent also state that the Arms extend to other descendants of his late father, also named William Lavington Marchant.

Auctioneer’s estimate £50 – £80 with the starting bid set at £30.

Arms: Or on a bend engrailed between two gryphons segreant Sable three stars of eight points of the field.
Crest: Upon a mount Vert a Gryphon segreant Sable winged Or between the claws a star as in the Arms. [of eight points Or]
Motto: TOUJOURS LA MEME

Dated: 4th October 1864

Garter: Sir Charles George Young
Clarenceux: Robert Laurie

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Grant of Arms: Joseph Pyke 1891

Back in February 2015 Dix Noonan Webb offered for sale, by auction, the Grant of Arms to Joseph Pyke, of Devonshire Place House, Portland Place in the Parish of Marylebone and Beacon Lodge, Chatham Hill, Kent.  Joseph Pike was a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Farriers and his father, Lewis Eleazar Pyke, was the Minister and Secretary to the Great Synagogue, Duke’s Place.

Arms: Azure on a pile invected Argent between two Pikes haurient in base proper a lion rampant of the first.
Crest: A demi wolf proper holding in the dexter paw a torch erect Or fired proper and resting the sinister paw on a quatrefoil also Or.
Motto: ID VOLO DEO VOLENTE

Dated: 3rd March 1891
Garter: Sir Albert William Woods
Clarenceux: Walter Aston Blount

Bookplate: Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns

Vendor supermanifest is offering for sale on eBay the bookplate of Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (b.1819 d.1885).  He married in 1856 Mary Harriet MacNeil the daughter of John MacNeil of Parkmount.  In 1867 he was created  Baron Cairns of Garmoyle and in 1878 both Viscount Garoyle and Earl Cairns.

Arms: Gules three martlets Argent a bordure of the last charged with as many trefoils slipped Vert.
Impaling
1st & 4th Azure a lion rampant Argent armed and langued Gules 2nd Argent a sinister hand couped fessways in chief Gules in base wavy Azure a salmon naiant of the first 3rd Or a galley Gules sails furled on a chief of the second three mullets of the first (for MacNeil of Parkmount).
Crest: A martlet Argent charged on the breast with a trefoil slipped Vert.
Supporters: On either side a hawk proper chained and belled Or holding in the beak a trefoil Vert.
Motto: EFFLORESCO  (I Flourish)

The bookplate is listed in Frank’s Catalogue of British & American Book Plates.

Grant of Arms: Matthew Baillie of Carnbroe 1780

McTears Auctioneers, Glasgow, are offering for sale the Scottish Grant of Arms to Matthew Baillie of Carnbroe dated 1780 in their sale 6th October 2017, guide price £80-£120. – Hammer price £55

Arms Sable the sun in his splendour between five stars two two and one Argent and in the middle chief point and eagle’s head erased Or.
Crest: On the point of a sword proper hilt and pommel Or a laurel wreath fructed also of the first.
Motto: Perseveranti

Lyon King of Arms: John Hooke Campbell of Bangeston

Lyon Clerk: Robert Boswell

Recorded Arms for Clephane

I have today added a two entry armorial for Clephane of Carslogie;

http://www.heraldry-online.org.uk/clephane1.html

 

Recorded Arms for Joass

After quite a hiatus, I have now added a single entry armorial for the name Joass to my main Heraldry Online website.

http://www.heraldry-online.org.uk/joass.html

My recent gift of the third edition of George Way of Plean and the late Romilly Squire’s Scottish Clan and Family Encyclopaedia has prompted me to look again at various Names and Arms – time permitting of course.

 

 

Admiral Sir John Hawkins

Charles Miller Ltd are offering for sale Lot 208 a stained glass roundel bearing the Arms of Admiral Sir John Hawkins.  The roundel display the Arms granted in 1565 before the addition of an augmentation in 1571.

The auction is due 2nd May 2017 with an estimate of £800 – £1,000.

Arms: Sable on a point wavy a lion passant Or in chief three bezants.
Crest: A demi moor proper bound an captive with annulets on his arms and ears Or.

The 1571 augmentation consisted of a “on a canton Or an escallop between two palmers’ staves Sable”.

 

Grant of Arms: David Heath Thornely 2008

e-Bay vendor joshlou333 is offering for sale the 2008 Grant of Arms to David Heath Thornely (b.1938 d.2017) of Dunnerdale, Cumbria.  The Grant was included in the College of Arms Newsletter of December 2008.

 

Arms: Gules between two bars gemel wavy Argent three cotton bolls Argent husked and slipped Or a canton Ermine.
Crest: A wolf’s head erased gorged with a collar Gules charged with six anchors Or three manifest holding in the mouth a cotton boll Argent husked and slipped Or.
Motto: Dum Spiro Spero

Royal Licence: Lewis Owen Williams-Owen 1925

Vendor brooklandcollectables is offering for sale on eBay the Royal Licence to Lewis Owen Williams to take the surname of Owen in addition to and after that of Williams dated 9th December 1925.

Arms: Quarterly 1st & 4th Argent a pile Sable between two lions rampant Gules a bordure engrailed also Sable (for Owen) 2nd & 3rd Argent two chevronels between in chief as many cocks Gules and in pase two serpents entwined Vert(for Williams)
Crest: On a wreath of the colours a lion couchant holding between the fore paws a greyhound’s head erased Or (for Owen)
On a wreath of the colours upon a chevron a cock Gules (for Williams)

Heraldry Online Website Updated

I have now completed a “re-vamp” of my main heraldry site.  I have tried to improve the way the pages are linked together including this blog.

http://www.heraldry-online.org.uk/index.html

Whilst I tried to check each of the 250+ pages there is always a chance that I have missed something.  If anyone should find a broken link or missing images, please do let me know.