The Antiquary, Volume 4Edward Walford, George Latimer Apperson E. Stock, 1881 |
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... fishes between three estoiles Or . CREST . A demi - otter proper , collared Or . The whole service was , I believe , a few years since in the hands of a London dealer . Some of it fell into the hands of the Paris marchands d'antiquités ...
... fishes between three estoiles Or . CREST . A demi - otter proper , collared Or . The whole service was , I believe , a few years since in the hands of a London dealer . Some of it fell into the hands of the Paris marchands d'antiquités ...
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... fish , there were sent fifty - five firkins of stur- geon , at 30s .; ling , cod , " eeles 1 barrall 102s . , " herrings , and " other sea - fish . " But , after all , the provision of game and poultry is the most astonishing . This com ...
... fish , there were sent fifty - five firkins of stur- geon , at 30s .; ling , cod , " eeles 1 barrall 102s . , " herrings , and " other sea - fish . " But , after all , the provision of game and poultry is the most astonishing . This com ...
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... fish of the district being represented upon it , the salmon and the eel being very apparent . Mr. Morgan also exhibited a couteau de chasse of the unusual length of nineteen inches , apparently of the sixteenth century . - Mr . F ...
... fish of the district being represented upon it , the salmon and the eel being very apparent . Mr. Morgan also exhibited a couteau de chasse of the unusual length of nineteen inches , apparently of the sixteenth century . - Mr . F ...
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... fish - hooks , of archaic forms . Among the metal objects is also a small ingot of silver and several spindle whorls of lead . The collection is remarkable for the great variety of objects formed in one district , and for the presence ...
... fish - hooks , of archaic forms . Among the metal objects is also a small ingot of silver and several spindle whorls of lead . The collection is remarkable for the great variety of objects formed in one district , and for the presence ...
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... fish which calls for all his attention- and as if rejoicing at having got possession of the dolphin . The height of the statue is a little under what it should be ( 55 centimètres ) . It is placed upon an elegant pedestal . As to the ...
... fish which calls for all his attention- and as if rejoicing at having got possession of the dolphin . The height of the statue is a little under what it should be ( 55 centimètres ) . It is placed upon an elegant pedestal . As to the ...
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