Admiral The Hon. Sir Stanley Colville G.C.B. Bronze Relief Desk Weight, Dated 1927.
Admiral The Hon. Sir Stanley Colville G.C.B. Bronze Relief Desk Weight, Dated 1927.
Admiral The Hon. Sir Stanley Colville G.C.B. Bronze Relief Desk Weight, Dated 1927.
Admiral The Hon. Sir Stanley Colville G.C.B. Bronze Relief Desk Weight, Dated 1927.
Admiral The Hon. Sir Stanley Colville G.C.B. Bronze Relief Desk Weight, Dated 1927.
Admiral The Hon. Sir Stanley Colville G.C.B. Bronze Relief Desk Weight, Dated 1927.

Admiral The Hon. Sir Stanley Colville G.C.B. Bronze Relief Desk Weight, Dated 1927.

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£198.00
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£198.00

Admiral The Hon. Sir Stanley Colville G.C.B. Bronze Relief Bust, Dated 1927. The underside is leather backed with the retail stamp of Walter Jones of Sloane Street, London. The item was probably used as a desk paperweight and was issued to commemorate his appointment as Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom.

Admiral Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville,  GCB, GCMG, GCVO (1861 – 1939). 

In July 1882 he joined the battleship Alexandra, flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet. He was promoted to Lieutenant in November 1882 for his services at the bombardment of Alexandria. In August 1890 he was appointed First Lieutenant of the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert. He was promoted to Commander in August 1892 and in May 1893 joined the battleship Trafalgar now flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet. In 1896 he took command of the gunboats of the Nile Flotilla where he was badly wounded. He was promoted to Captain in August 1896. In December 1905 he took command of the battleship Hindustan in the Atlantic Fleet and was appointed an Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII. In September 1914 he became Vice-Admiral Commanding Orkneys & Shetland and was shortly afterwards promoted Admiral. He held this command until February 1916, when he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. He was appointed to the honorary office of Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom in 1927.

Approximate weight is 353 grams.

Approximate dimensions are 11 cm diameter and 1.4 cm thickness.

In excellent condition with some wear to the leather.