Lot 1367:
Sold for £55 hammer
Estimate £100-£150
A 19th century or earlier pressed brass Bishops mitre badge or mount, mounted with a cross above two panels of bosses bordered by beadwork decoration, comes with paperwork suggesting that these were placed on coffins in tombs during burial, height 7cm. Provenance - The Clive Sherwood collection Lydiate Ash House, Bromsgrove.
Condition report
No spilts noted .
The notes provide and interesting read into the possible usage of these mitres
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