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LOT 1861
Copper-Alloy Finds Group in Trade Case
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
13 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (8.5 kg total, 35 x 29 x 24 cm including case).
Abafil trade box with seven velvet trays, five including lead spindle whorls and weights and other metal detecting finds, fire strikers, shark’s teeth, Bronze Age bracelet, various coins, and some reproductions.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Embroidery Sampler
Dated 1831 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Framed and glazed with wire for suspension to the reverse; the sampler reads: 'Religion should our thoughts engage / Amidst our youthful bloom / Twill fit us for declining age / and for the awful tomb / Frances Todd / Aged 11 years / 1831'. 1.6 kg, 47 x 39 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. East Anglian private collection.
This verse is quoted from 'Religion Is The Chief Concern', from John Fawcett's, Hymns Adapted to the Circumstances of Public Worship and Private Devotion, 1782. -
Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile Display
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Displaying a floral design; mounted on a backboard with suspender for display. 1.6 kg, 25.5 x 25.8 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Post Medieval Pewter Spoon Group
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Each with a discoid bowl and facetted stem and stamped on either the bowl or stem with a maker's mark (four different examples). 469 grams total, 16.5-18.5 cm
From the collection of J.V.B., Holland, 1990s.
