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LOT 1967
Imperial German Naval Officer's Hat by W. Lucas Hoflieferant Berlin
19TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1/8 in. (172 grams, 38.5 cm).
Cocked hat with maker's badge inside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 1967
Imperial German Naval Officer's Hat by W. Lucas Hoflieferant Berlin
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Post Medieval Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including coins, cufflinks, bent silver love charm, and other items. 145 grams total, 15-44 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. (UK buyers only, not for export) -
Lead Gaming Dice
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Cuboid with punched pellet markings disposed 1:6, 2:4, 3:5. 24.9 grams, 14 mm
From the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990s, with collection reference no.128. -
Jerusalem Cross with Inlaid Mother of Pearl and Relics of Saint Serafin
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Comprising an olive wood cross on a triangular base with inlaid nacre and other detailing; lozengiform panels and nail-shaped plates, lateral rods with nacre to the ends; base with central gazed panel revealing three fragmentary supposed relics and label 'S. Serafin C'. 372 grams, 46.6 cm
Property of a Norwich, Norfolk, UK, gentleman.
Serafin was born in San Gimignano, Italy. Her family was poor, and her parents both died while she was still young. The child was known for her deeds of penance and humility but an illness afflicted her eyes, feet, and hands so she became paralysed.
