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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 318

The 1917 D.B.E. group of three awarded to Marjorie Adeline Gordon Sinclair, Baroness Pentland

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Civil Division, Dame Commander’s (D.B.E.) 1st Type set of Insignia, comprising shoulder Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, on Lady’s bow riband; Star, silver-gilt and enamel, in its Garrard, London, case of issue; Coronation 1911, on bow riband; Jubilee 1935, on bow riband, good very fine (3)

D.B.E. London Gazette 4 December 1917.

Marjorie Adeline Gordon Sinclair, Baroness Pentland was born in December 1880, daughter of John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair. She spent her youth in Canada, where her father was Governor-General. Making her debut in London society at a ball given by her parents in Grosvenor Street, June 1901, she was presented at Court shortly thereafter. Married to John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland in July 1904, she also took a D.G.St.J. to go with her D.B.E..

A terrific advocate for the improvement of social housing, she was a Vice-Chair of the London Housing Centre, had sat for Wilhelm Junk, Alphonse Jongers and Wyatt Eaton amongst others and died on 26 July 1970; sold together with Bestowal Document for her D.B.E., in the name 'Marjorie Adeline, Baroness Pentland'.

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Estimate
£700 to £900

Starting price
£550