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LOT 2148.1
Wall Cabinet Containing an Assembly of Military and Livery Badges
52 x 26 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (23.8 kg, 132 x 68 x 14 cm).
A display of forty-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 2148.1
Wall Cabinet Containing an Assembly of Military and Livery Badges
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
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Post Medieval Silver Ring with Sunburst Motif
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With low-relief tendrils to the shoulders, ellipsoid tiered bezel with sunburst. 3.70 grams, 22.85 mm overall, 19.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18 cm)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Glass Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Mixed group of stone, glass and plastic beads, central feature a large annular bead. 17.75 grams, 38.5 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Stuart Period Carved Bone Janus Chaplet Bead
France, 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £819
Janiform, carved with the head of Christ to one side and to the other a skull, from a Rosary; with a turned bronze display stand. 100 grams total, 48 mm includin stand
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
Originally part of a rosary; the head of Christ acting as an object of personal devotion, the skull as a reminder of his great sacrifice for our sins and of our own mortality. The gentle wear and warm patination are a testament to the years of devoted veneration by its previous owners.
