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Auction: 14035 - Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents
Lot: 3065

Historical Documents
(Sir George Everest)
1850 (c.), a glass figurine of the god Vishnu, given by Sir George Everest, on his retirement, to Mrs Mary Legh of High Legh, Cheshire. The figurine was originally wrapped in a piece of Whatman paper with the note, "Penates from Nepaul. Mrs Legh of High Legh gave it to me who received 3 from Capt Everest on his return from thence". It is thought that the recipient was Eleanor Avena Blackburne.

Sir George Everest (1790-1866), Surveyor-General of India, after whom Mount Everest is named. He retired to England in 1843.

Mrs Legh is Mary (1785-1856), daughter of John Blackburne of Hale Hall, and the widow of George John Legh, High Sheriff of Cheshire. He served with Sir George Everest's uncle, John Cole Everest,

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Estimate
£100 to £150