An extraordinary assemblage of objects pertaining to the occult and witchcraft, 17th to 20th century

Property from a German Private Collection- 17th to 20th century

the collection including pamphlets, talismans, amulets and other occult objects contained in a casket with a hinged lid and doors opening to reveal a marbled paper interior with two short drawers

33cm. wide, 25cm. high, 25cm. deep; 1ft. 1in., 10in., 10in.

The contents comprising:

An English latten Apostle spoon, second half 16^th century
A wood baton with a carved grotesque mask finial mounted with bone
A small Jerusalem mother-of-pearl inlaid cross, wrapped in red twine and another
cross with two nails attached
A small bone cruciform reliquary
A small cross with twine and hammered nails
Two small carved bone skulls
Three bird talons
A preserved crows head with beak
Six wrought iron nails
An engraved silver-metal patriarchal cross, with pendant loop
A cast silver-metal crucifix, with pendant loop
A small silver pendant in the form of a key
A silver-metal pendant and chain, the pendant cast with a dragon and verso
engraved with a star motif and the word SATAN
Two repoussé brass oval plaques each with a scene from the flagellation of Christ
Two thing silver repousse plaques depicting kneeling figures praying
A Damascened Rococo style hairpin, 18^th century
A silver hat-pin, 19^th century
A brass hat-pin, with cherub and heart finial
A small handstitched cloth ‘Voodoo’ doll, in linen bag
A small handstitched cloth ‘Voodoo’ doll, with hair and pins, in silk bag
A small handstitched cloth ‘Voodoo’ doll, fixed to a board, with nails and pins, in linen bag
A carved wax ‘Voodoo’ doll with tacks and pins, in parchment bag
A plaster/composite cast of a Gothic style wax seal
A small carved boxwood Christo Vivo between Saints, with lidded case
A carved wood Christo Morto, with brass fixing for hanging
A cut length of plaited hair
A printed cotton bag containing a small group of manuscript fragments
A small lidded wood box with nine various nails and tacks
A small silver and wood pendant cross
Part of a metal button
A pressed metal ‘claw’ spangle
Three small composite votive figures
A cut-brass pentagram
A gilt-metal watch key
A pair of polished steel sewing scissors
A small hollow-cast silver taper-stick
A gilt-bronze mount in the form of a gargoyle
Three small stained wood spikes
A moulded wax plaque of the Virgin & Christ child
A miniature Venetian glass goblet, from a dolls house
Two cast-wax male figures in 17^th century costume
Five metal finger rings, one hardstone mounted
A steel knife, the blade marked ‘A.M.’
A bracelet of chord threaded with bones and metal mask pendant
An Asian fragment of bone carved with a skeleton
A brass token engraved with a depiction of Christ and Cyrillic text
An engraved brass pendant with hanging loop and serrated border
A cast metal pendant depicting a Saint, with hanging loop
A silver-metal pendant engraved CONIAGREAT and verso IRDE, with hanging loop
A small brass oval pendant from a rosary
A brass cast pendant in the form of the Virgin and Christ Child, with matrix engraved ‘ID’
A cast-bronze cross on stand
Two paper scrolls
A piece of bone carved to a point and pierced for use as an amulet
A silver-metal reliquary with glazed hinged compartment concealing the Virgin and Christ child
A silver-metal hinged snuff box containing a smooth pebble, the lid with armorial
A silver-metal glazed pendant and chain containing a paper fragment with
manuscript diagram and text, the border of the pendant in the form of an ouroboros
Two small glass bottles with corks
A glazed pendant with disc of paper printed with a Papal Saint
An engraved silver pendant-reliquary of rectangular form dated 1765, folded inscribed paper to the interior
A brass disc engraved with an ouroboros and tree, with integral pendant loop
A brass disc engraved with concentric circles of text centred by a crucifix
A carved wood figa pendant
An ‘angelic scrying mirror’ with two glazed discs containing text in manuscript in concentric circles and mirror
A small silver tumbler cup, probably German
A rosary of turned wood beads and metal bells
A bentwood box, with papered label to the lid inked ‘Geheime Sachen’
Another bentwood box, with inked paper label to the lid
A bentwood box containing a collection of animal teeth
A dried seed case
A cast ‘Ancient’ style coin
A fragment of vellum with manuscript text and symbols
A set of eight miniature brass bells with glass clappers
A silver-metal conjoined double cannister, each lid with a cruciform finial
A black scrying mirror in fold-over leather case
Seven bound pamphlets/documents with text in manuscript
A metal-mounted green leather document case with two concertina compartments containing clippings and cut-prints
A Continental double-cased silver-metal watch with chain and fob-tassels, 19^th century

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