Lot 2039

Description

Liverpool Plains P A & H Association, 1877, in silver (44mm) by J.Moore, inscribed 'Awarded to/ P.R.L.& M.Coy/for the best/Arab Stallion/"Aladdin". Some edge bruising, light scratches in field, toned, otherwise good fine/very fine and rare.

P[eel] R[iver] L[and] and M[ineral] Company which was managed by Philip Gidley King (1817-1904). Born in Parramatta, King was a midshipman on HMS Beagle. He became a close friend with Charles Darwin and Sir Henry Parkes. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Hannibal MacArthur in 1843. The P.R.L & M.Coy was formed when gold was discovered in 1852. King was the first Mayor of Tamworth, 1879-80, and was a Commissioner in 1879 for the Sydney International Exhibition. See also lot 2084 to the same recipient.