Lot 586 , Orders and medals, GCMG and GCVO to Rt. Hon. Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice (1859-1918)

Orders and medals, GCMG and GCVO to Rt. Hon. Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice (1859-1918) comprising Order of St. Michael and St. George Knights Grand Cross star and sash badge (GCMG), Knights Grand Cross star and neck badge (GCVO)

Provenance- by family descent.

Rt. Hon. Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice (1859-1918) held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia between 1906 and 1908, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden between 1908 and 1912 and was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.). He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) and Privy Counsellor (P.C.). He held the office of Ambassador to the U.S.A. between 1913 and 1918 and was responsible for the organisation of British efforts to end American neutrality during the First World War.
He was also a close friend of US President Theodore Roosevelt, and served as best man at his second wedding.
Number on back of GCVO is 278.
£1,000-1,500

Condition:
The GCVO medals are numbered 278 and appear to be in good order other than some tarnish, the case is a little worn around the edges and shows some damp staining to the exterior. The GCMG neck badge is missing the applied centre on the reverse and the accompanying star is in good order other than a little tarnish. The case however is in dreadful condition more or less falling apart with bits missing and with the velvet and the ribbon damp stained where it has been stored in a cellar.

Sold for £4,200