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LOT 2029
Wall Cabinet Containing an Assembly of Livery and Military Badges
24 x 48 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (24.6 kg, 61 x 122 x 12 cm).
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 2029
Wall Cabinet Containing an Assembly of Livery and Military Badges
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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