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LOT 1994
Wall Cabinet Containing a Carriage Plate of the Arms and Crest of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
52 x 26 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21.65 kg, 132 x 68 x 14 cm).
The crest of Frederick Louis impaling the arms of his late wife, Augusta (1719-1772), daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, whom he married in 1736, accompanied by some forty livery and military badges and metalled horse trappings, housed in a glazed wall cabinet with opening front.
ProvenanceEx Morningthorpe Manor, Norfolk, UK.
FootnotesThe parish of Morningthorpe is situated in south Norfolk, east of Long Stratton and west of Hempnall. The parish was certainly well established by the time of the Norman Conquest, its population, land ownership and productive resources being detailed in the Domesday Book of 1086.
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LOT 1994
Wall Cabinet Containing a Carriage Plate of the Arms and Crest of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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Comprising casts taken from cameos and intaglios featuring labours of Hercules and other subjects, smaller ones numbered. 135 grams total, 50-76 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Post Medieval Memento Mori Coffin Pendant with a Skeleton
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Rectangular in plan with staple and ring to short edge; hinged lid with chequy border, engraved skull in profile, winged hourglass, crossed long-bones and heart; legend to the edge 'VIVAMVS MI[.] ORIENTIVM EST' (for 'Vivamus, moriendum est' -we should live [now] for we must die [in time]'); hatched chequy pattern to underside; inner chamber with reserved skeleton on an enamelled field. 11.67 grams, 28 mm
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12999-246015. -
Gemstone Collection
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising: profile male and female busts in carnelian and other stones; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.66 grams total, 14-18 mm
Private collection, England.