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LOT 0372
Post Medieval Embroidered Mitre and Tooled Leather Case
FRANCE, CIRCA 1700-1720 A.D.
17 in. (1.38 kg, 43 cm).
Two boards from an episcopal mitre with linen facing and dense silver-thread foliage ornament to each; housed in a custom-made wooden case with linen lining, leather-covered with tooled and gilt detailing to both faces and sides, episcopal arms to upper face with Catholic episcopal headgear over a heater shield with three fleurs-de-lys in chief and a bend sinister lozengy; to the reverse, five radiating arms pierced to allow straps to pass beneath to secure the lid. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrancesca Galloway Ltd, 2001.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0372
Post Medieval Embroidered Mitre and Tooled Leather Case
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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Pewter Vessel Group
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Including a salt shaker with median collar and pierced dome, and other items. 360 grams total, 7-11.8 cm
From an early 20th century collection From a Hampshire, UK, private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Clasped Hands Ring
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Narrow hoop with shallow median recess to outer face, each shoulder developing to a clasped hand. 3.58 grams, 23.80 mm overall, 17.12 x 20.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Tudor Period Lead 'Hornbook' Writing Aid
Circa 1500-1633 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
A Tudor or Stuart period lead-alloy 'hornbook': incomplete rectangular plaque with small rectangular handle; bearing raised, moulded text on the obverse with hatched forms between four registers, which frame the letters of the alphabet 'ABCDE/FG[reversed]HIKL/MNOPq/RST[VW]XYZ'; low-relief octofoil in centre to the reverse. 51 grams, 75 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The letter 'U' has been omitted from the alphabet as is common with such objects, as has the letter 'J', suggesting that the book was produced prior to the publication of Charles Butler's English Grammar (1633) which first distinguished between I and J. The letter Z is reversed. Hornbooks were employed as learning aids and commonly made from paper mounted onto wood together with a transparent sheet of horn. Smaller, more portable lead-alloy examples such as this one are generally believed to have been mass produced, whilst still falling within the genre of 'hornbooks'. Interestingly, some scholars have argued that the mistakes and inconsistencies found on lead examples rendered them less effective learning tools, used as children's toys in families with low levels of literacy, or possibly serving as dolls' accessories.
