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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.
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 2029
Wall Cabinet Containing an Assembly of Livery and Military Badges
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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Large Agate Gemstone with the Marriage of the Virgin
Italy, Late 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,859
Plaque with narrow border enclosing a figural scene with a colonnade and façade flanked by olive trees; central arch with two nimbate and robed figures clasping hands with a third figure behind them wearing a headdress; set in a gold frame with suspension loop; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 19.61 grams, 54 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the French art market.
The subject is the marriage ceremony between Mary, 'the Virgin', and Joseph. -
Post Medieval Enamelled Gold Ring with Table-Cut Rock Crystal Gemstone
Netherlands, 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
D-section hoop with carinated profile, ribbing to the shoulders, square bezel with arcade detailing to the base, and inset table-cut crystal. 3.10 grams, 23.84 mm overall, 17.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
By repute from Maastricht, Netherlands. Acquired on the European art market. -
Post Medieval Silver Love Token Collection
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Each coin worn flat and bent into a double-curved 's' profile, for use as a token of love. 17.55 grams total, 18-20 mm
Found Tyne and Wear, UK. This lot is for UK buyers only, not for export.
The custom of giving a bent coin as a love-token is known from the 17th century in England. The coins were usually smoothed to obliterate the monarch’s head and then bent twice; sometimes they were engraved with initials or symbols such as hearts or knots. If the sweetheart accepted the youth's advances, she kept the token; if not, she disposed of it. The tradition is referred to in the children's rhyme 'There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile, and found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile.'
