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Lot 17
LADY READE'S 'CABINET OF CURIOSITIES'. THE ANTIQUITIES, RELICS, ARCHEOLOGICAL OBJECTS, CURIOS AND MINERALS COLLECTED BY LADY READE FOR HER CABINET AT CARREGLWYD IN THE 19TH C including objects found on or near her Anglesey estate and many retaining her handwritten label, including The occiput probably of a Lord Mayor or Alderman from foundations of St Paul's [Cathedral] Piece of [medieval] tile dug up at Cef... farm in Llanfairynghornwy parish about 1812 Several fragments of wood from the wreck of the "Royal Charlotte" [1773] Roman lamp found at Boulogne-sur-Mer Piece of wood from one of the sunken ships in Sebastopol Harbour [carved as a book] An Indian idol Two glass wine bottle seals, one inscribed I Conway 1726 Celt found at Llanfair PG, 1866 ' Princess Bronwen's bead' dug up on the Alaw river bank, 1811 A bracelet taken from a house in Sebastopol which had been evacuated that day, 1856 Looking glass taken from the Palace of King Coffee at Coomassie [in the Ashantee War] 1873 [sic] A [Chinese] necklace of carved cherry stones Diminuative stone cup found at Llanfaethlu Anglesey supposed of early British period by Miss Conway-Griffith Bag from the Mauritius, 1856 Part of an Egyptian mummy The tooth of the King of Portum... who made a pilgrimage to Rome in the Third Century. Presented to me by Mr Donovan. The tooth dropped out of the skull in his presence Necklace of Rosso Moderno marble beads Twenty oval specimens of polished agate (100 approx) Provenance: Miss Maria Emma Elizabeth Conway-Griffith (1840-1911), who married on 11 March 1880 Sir Chandos Stanhope Hoskyns Reade, 8th Bt. ++++
Lot 71
AN IMPORTANT IRISH SILVER CEREMONIAL TROWEL FOR THE LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE GEORGE IV ARCH AT HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY very finely engraved by Charles Maguire, signed and inscribed Dublin, with the Arch and lighthouse, figures and shipping, the underside with armorials and inscribed "With this trowel at the request of the Committee of Management on Wednesday 7th of August 1822 Holland Griffith of Carreglwyd Esquire laid the Foundation Stone of the Triumphal Memorial on Holyhead Pier in honor of the most gracious visit of His Majesty George the Fourth to the Principality of Wales on Friday the 7th day of August 1821/Thos Harrison Esq of Chester Architect, Mr James Sparrow Secretary", Hourglass pattern handle, blade 21cm l, by James Le Bass, also marked for Edward Twycross, Dublin 1822 Provenance: Holland Griffith (1756-1839) thence by descent. ++In good condition
Lot 220
A VICTORIAN PAINTED AND LABELLED PLASTER PHRENOLOGY HEAD PUBLISHED BY A L VAGO OF LONDON, C1870 14cm h, impressed A L VAGO, with two varnished printed paper labels, a Prattware jug, two continental porcelain pin cushion dolls, a Victorian hand held stereoscope and miscellaneous bygones to include two pairs of Victorian bone handled steel boot pulls, an ambrotype photograph of a child, a realistically painted stone bramley apple and two other fruit, brass weights etc ++Phrenology bust with old minor chips and grazes to the paint which is generally rather dirty but original, no substantial damage, the boot pulls with surface rust in typical country house condition
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