16th Apr, 2025 11:00

The Bill Terry Archery Collection, Part III

 
  Lot 61
 

61

A SILVER EGLINTON TOURNAMENT MEDAL, TO STEWART BROMWELL FROM LORD GLENLYON, 1839

depicting two knights jousting, encircled by 'Eglinton Tournament' the date September 1839 below, the rear inscribed 'Athole Highlanders, Serjt. Steward Bromwell, Blair Castle, from Lord Glenlyon', with suspension ring and tartan ribbon, 3.4cm

Stewart Bromwell is recorded as a member of Viscount Glenyon's bodyguard for the Eglinton Tournament in the chronicles of the Atholl and Tullibardine families, volume IV. His occupation is listed as servant to the honourable J.C.P. Murray, and he was given the rank of Sergeant-Major for the tournament. (Atholl, 1908, p.426-427)

'One of the most famous knights of the Eglinton Tournament was Viscount Glenlyon, George Murray, who competed under the name of the ‘Knight of the Gael’. Glenlyon was the nephew and heir to the 5th Duke of Atholl and for the tournament created his own ceremonial bodyguard of Atholl Highlanders using tenants from his family estate at Blair. The accounts written at the time applauded the Highland outfits, weapons and military exercises that the Atholl Highlanders performed during the event.' Taken from Holder, Julie (2019), The Eglinton Tournament, National Museums of Scotland.

Sold for £95


 

depicting two knights jousting, encircled by 'Eglinton Tournament' the date September 1839 below, the rear inscribed 'Athole Highlanders, Serjt. Steward Bromwell, Blair Castle, from Lord Glenlyon', with suspension ring and tartan ribbon, 3.4cm

Stewart Bromwell is recorded as a member of Viscount Glenyon's bodyguard for the Eglinton Tournament in the chronicles of the Atholl and Tullibardine families, volume IV. His occupation is listed as servant to the honourable J.C.P. Murray, and he was given the rank of Sergeant-Major for the tournament. (Atholl, 1908, p.426-427)

'One of the most famous knights of the Eglinton Tournament was Viscount Glenlyon, George Murray, who competed under the name of the ‘Knight of the Gael’. Glenlyon was the nephew and heir to the 5th Duke of Atholl and for the tournament created his own ceremonial bodyguard of Atholl Highlanders using tenants from his family estate at Blair. The accounts written at the time applauded the Highland outfits, weapons and military exercises that the Atholl Highlanders performed during the event.' Taken from Holder, Julie (2019), The Eglinton Tournament, National Museums of Scotland.

Auction: The Bill Terry Archery Collection, Part III, 16th Apr, 2025

TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

We are delighted to announce the upcoming live auction of the third part of the remarkable Bill Terry Archery Collection which will take place on 16th April 2025, at 11:00am at Olympia Auctions, London. This collection features an exceptional range of archery equipment, silver, pictures and related items covering the history of archery, toxophilites, and societies from the United Kingdom and beyond.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION:

Sunday 13th April: 12pm to 4pm
Monday 14th April: 10am to 7pm
Tuesday 15th April: 10am to 5pm

AUCTION:

Starts: Wednesday 16th April 2025, 11am precisely

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