Francis Garthorne, London circa 1726, of conventional circular outline, with reeded foot, the cover finely engraved with the arms of George I, within housed the great seal of George I (broken), attached by red silk and bullion corded tassels, to a vellum commission to John Lord Glenorchy granting him plenipotentiary power to act as ambassador, Kensington, 27 July 1726, signed at head, vellum document, 56 x 31cm. (Dimensions: Diameter: 17cm, weight: 20oz) (Diameter: 17cm, weight: 20oz) Footnote: Note: For a similar example (lacking document) see Christie's, Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes on the 10th Jun 2010, lot 320