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LOT 2119
Post Medieval Silver Toilet Spoon
1600-1700 A.D.
1 7/8 in. (2.15 grams, 47 mm).
An ear scoop with egg-shaped bowl, and slender D-section handle with flat underside and moulded collar to the upper face, pierced through the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Brompton, North Yorkshire, on Thursday 25 June 2008, recorded as Treasure and disclaimed by the Crown with Treasure Reference no.2009 T10.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NCL-B5BCC7.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum and Her Majesty's Coroner regarding the find.
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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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. -
Post Medieval Cased 'Manchester Area' Silver Coin Collection
17th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including issues by Charles II, Victoria, George II, George V and William IV; one pierced for mounting as an amulet and another bent as a love token; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 1.5 kg, 34.5 x 44.5 cm
From the private collection of a Manchester, UK, detectorist, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Highclere Castle White Metal Plate Warmer Set with Crest of Lord Carnarvon
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Shallow silver-plated outer case with lateral drop handles and lipped lid with impressed '2' to rim, bae with incised heraldic motif of a dragon crest beneath a coronet within a buckled garter and motto 'Ung Je Servirai' (I will serve only one); two base metal dishes with ropework borders inside. 1.42 kg, 23 cm
From Highclere Castle from the 1950s onwards. Acquired from Newbury Antique Emporium. Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The motto is that of the Fitzherbert family, the Earls of Carnarvon. Probably the best-known bearer of that title is George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866 -1923), who financed the exploratory excavations of Howard Carter which resulted in the discovery and publication of the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamen in the 1920s. On 19 March 1923, Carnarvon contracted blood poisoning after accidentally shaving a mosquito bite infected with erysipelas. He died a few days later on 5 April, in the Continental-Savoy Hotel in Cairo. This unexpected and untimely death gave rise to the story of the 'Curse of the Mummy'. He is buried in a tomb at Beacon Hill, Hampshire and the family lives in Highclere Castle nearby. Highclere is the location chosen for the filming of the BBC drama series 'Downton Abbey'.
