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LOT 1862
Post Medieval 'Thames' Bone Dominoes Gaming Piece
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3 grams, 3 cm).
Rectangular in form with shallow circular dot numerals showing 4 and 5; blank reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Custom House Quay on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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Georgian Toy Bronze Pistol, Ring and Key Group
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
The gun formed in the round with simple detailing; ring engraved with band of stylised flowerheads and X-motifs, remains of enamelling. 14.9 grams total, 21-37 mm
Found Wiltshire, UK. -
Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Horse Tile Set
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Displaying a mauve-coloured landscape with rearing horse; chipped. 1..27 kg total, 13 x 13 cm each
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Post Medieval Opus Anglicanum Embroidery
England, 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Preserved as the binding for a 'book of common prayers, and administration of the sacraments', in an embroidered stumpwork binding, the front cover showing Saint Anne, Mary and the Child, the back cover with a large floral design; the folio text with some handwritten amendations, title page printed in red and black. 2.75 kg, 38.7 cm
Emil Offenbacher and Cornelius J. Hauck, with his ex libris beneath an elaborate hand-coloured early armorial bookplate. Ex Cultured Oyster Books, 2007. Ex central London gallery. Accompanied by a previous catalogue page, listed as no.10.
Stumpwork is sometimes called 'raised work' and is an embroidery style in which the stitched figures are raised from the surface creating a three-dimensional effect. Historically, this type of embroidery, here probably made for an ecclesiastical vestment, was employed to decorated a variety of secular household artefacts and reached its greatest popularity by the second half of the 17th century A.D. Embroidered folio bindings are fairly uncommon.
