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LOT 2148
Wall Cabinet Containing a Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) Carriage Plate
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
52 x 26 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21.75 kg, 132 x 68 x 14 cm).
Bearing the monogram of Queen Charlotte with her arms impaled by those of her husband, King George III (1738-1820) with his crest and supporters set amongst a display of some fifty-six livery and military badges and metalled horse trappings, housed in a glazed wall cabinet with opening front.
Provenance
Ex Morningthorpe Manor, Norfolk, UK.
Footnotes
The 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 2148
Wall Cabinet Containing a Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) Carriage Plate
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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From the collection of Dame Joan Evans (1893-1977), thence gifted during her lifetime to a gentleman collector friend from South East England.
Dame Joan Evans, DBE, FSA, FRHistS, enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an author and historian. She was appointed the president of the Society of Antiquaries in 1959, the first woman to hold this position, serving until 1964. From 1948 to 1951, Joan Evans served as President of the Royal Archaeological Institute. She received the Society’s gold medal in 1973. Joan Evans was honoured with a host of honorary degrees and fellowships, as well as fellowships of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Literature. She was a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur, and was appointed a Dame of the British Empire in 1976. She served as a trustee of both the London and the British museums, and as a member of the advisory council of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
