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Jonathan Williams. A gilt metal pair case pocket watch with interesting inscriptionCirca 1820
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Jonathan Williams. A gilt metal pair case pocket watch with interesting inscription
Fusee verge movement with pierced and engraved cock, silver regulation, round pillars, white enamel dial with painted Arabic numerals and gilt hands, outer gilt metal hinged case with inscription reading, In commemoration of Lord Castlereagh, the cold blooded enemy of the liberty of mankind, having cut his throat, August 12th 1822, this watch was given to J.B.Phelps by his father, movement signed 52mm.
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Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, foreign secretary of Great Britain during the early 19th century was arguably one of the leading figures in bringing together the alliance of great power that finally overthrew Napoleon and in deciding the form of the peace settlement of Vienna.
Whilst he was chief secretary of Ireland, he was also involved in two of the most significant events of Irish history in the late 18th century: the 1798 Irish rebellion and eventually the Union with Great Britain. The threat of French invasion and the brutality of the 1798 Irish rebellion had already convinced Castlereagh of the urgent need for a parliamentary union with Britain. The passage of the Act of Union through the Dublin Parliament was passed in June 1800 despite bitter Protestant opposition.
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