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THE INSCRIPTION ON THE PLAQUE READS: 'THESE WERE GIVEN TO RALPH STANDISH OF STANDISH BY PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD STUART (THE PRETENDER) AT THE TIME OF HIS VISIT TO STANDISH HALL IN THE YEAR 1748'.
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A GLAZED COMMEMORATIVE CASE CONTAINING RELICS OF PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD STUART
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A GLAZED COMMEMORATIVE CASE CONTAINING RELICS OF PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD STUART
THE RELICS CIRCA 1748
THE OBLONG GLAZED CASE CONTAINING A RECTANGULAR MINIATURE OF PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD STUART, HALF-LENGTH, WEARING ARMOUR AND AN ERMINE TRIMMED RED VELVET CLOAK, WITH AN ORDER ABOUT HIS NECK, A CIRCULAR GLAZED LOCK OF HAIR ENCIRCLING AN ENAMELLED TULIP, THE GOLD FRAME ENAMELLED IN PINK, BLACK AND WHITE WITH STYLISED FOLIAGE IN A TRANSLUCENT GREEN BORDER, A DOUBLE SIDED TORTOISESHELL COMB ENGRAVED WITH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE AND ANOTHER LARGE TORTOISESHELL COMB, WITH AN ENGRAVED PLAQUE, ALL ON A REMOVEABLE VELVET FITTED TRAY, A RED LEATHER PURSE CONTAINING LOCKS OF HAIR AND A PIECE OF CLOTH FROM A SHIRT, TOGETHER WITH A FURTHER DOUBLE-SIDED COMB IN THE LOWER SECTION OF THE CASE, SIMILARLY LINED, UNMARKED - LENGTH OF LARGEST COMB 10IN. (25.5CM.) LONG
THE RELICS CIRCA 1748
THE OBLONG GLAZED CASE CONTAINING A RECTANGULAR MINIATURE OF PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD STUART, HALF-LENGTH, WEARING ARMOUR AND AN ERMINE TRIMMED RED VELVET CLOAK, WITH AN ORDER ABOUT HIS NECK, A CIRCULAR GLAZED LOCK OF HAIR ENCIRCLING AN ENAMELLED TULIP, THE GOLD FRAME ENAMELLED IN PINK, BLACK AND WHITE WITH STYLISED FOLIAGE IN A TRANSLUCENT GREEN BORDER, A DOUBLE SIDED TORTOISESHELL COMB ENGRAVED WITH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE AND ANOTHER LARGE TORTOISESHELL COMB, WITH AN ENGRAVED PLAQUE, ALL ON A REMOVEABLE VELVET FITTED TRAY, A RED LEATHER PURSE CONTAINING LOCKS OF HAIR AND A PIECE OF CLOTH FROM A SHIRT, TOGETHER WITH A FURTHER DOUBLE-SIDED COMB IN THE LOWER SECTION OF THE CASE, SIMILARLY LINED, UNMARKED - LENGTH OF LARGEST COMB 10IN. (25.5CM.) LONG