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LOT 2134
Tudor Apotropaic 'Anti Witchcraft' Wooden Ladle
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/2 in. (96 grams, 44.5 cm).
With tapering flat-section handle, used as a device for warding off harmful magic; identified by Marie-Louise Kerr, curator of the West Berkshire Museum. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound wrapped in cloth along with fur, bones, and feathers, in the eves of a thatched cottage in Berkshire, UK, in 1978.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See Hutton, R., The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain, Oxford University Press, 1996.
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Post Medieval Silver and Glass Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Alternating red glass globular beads and hollow-formed silver annular beads with pelletted rims and flanged body; modern clasp. 80 grams, 53.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Style Bronze Votive Sandaled Foot
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Hollow-formed lower left leg with integral modelled sandal; open at the knee. 459 grams, 15.5 cm
English private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
