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19TH CENTURY, APPARENTLY UNMARKED
Details
A SMALL PARCEL-GILT FIGURE OF A PRIEST
19th Century, apparently unmarked
On pierced hexagonal Gothic style base engraved with inscription to Saint Leonard, holding a cylindrical reliquary
6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high
Gross weight 6 oz. (197 gr.)
19th Century, apparently unmarked
On pierced hexagonal Gothic style base engraved with inscription to Saint Leonard, holding a cylindrical reliquary
6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high
Gross weight 6 oz. (197 gr.)
Provenance
Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Bt. (1850-1912), Bath House, London, by whom bequeathed, with a life interest to his widow, Alice, Lady Wernher, subsequently Lady Ludlow (1862-1945), to their son
Sir Harold Wernher, 3rd Bt., G.C.V.O. (1893-1973), Bath House, London, and from 1948, Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, and by descent.
Sir Harold Wernher, 3rd Bt., G.C.V.O. (1893-1973), Bath House, London, and from 1948, Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, and by descent.
Literature
1913 Bath House Inventory, p. 135, no. 669, in the safe.
1914 Wernher Inventory, p. 91, no. 450.
1914 Wernher Inventory, p. 91, no. 450.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.