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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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Chinese Archaic Style Bronze Vessel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With barrel-shaped profile to the body, three radiating stub legs, scooped square handles, domed lid with three loop handles; low-relief cloud pattern ornament; after the antique. 2.7 kg, 27 cm wide
From a London, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Chinese Style Hardstone Plaque
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Rectangular in plan with hole below the upper edge, low-relief running horse motif. 55 grams, 57 mm
From a Parisian collection, 1980-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
