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LOT 1959
Egyptian Style Bronze Seated Cat
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 in. (598 grams total, 17.9 cm (including base)).
Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, tail wrapped around one side of the body; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx French collection, acquired prior to 1980.
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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.
