£5,800
A FINE DOLLOND TELESCOPE PRESENTED BY KING GEORGE IV TO CMDR. SIR CHARLES PAGET WHEN HE ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE ROYAL YACHT ROYAL GEORGE, 1821
with 2in. achromatic objective lens assembly, silver plated fittings and interchangeable draw tubes signed Dollond London, each further engraved Commodore the Honble. Sir Charles Paget K.C.H. from his esteemed & beloved Sovereign George 4th, On Board the Royal George Yacht, Cowes Roads, Augst. 4th, 1821, contained within a fitted mahogany box of issue -- 40¼in. (102cm.) diameter
Sir Charles Paget (1778-1839) was in command of the Royal Yacht Royal George between 1817-1819 in attendance on the Prince Regent and was made a KCH on 19th October 1819. He continued his rise through the ranks until 10th January 1837 when he was made Vice Admiral, commanding the North America and West Indies station until his death from yellow fever at St Thomas, Jamaica, on 27th January 1839.
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