Rare books, arms and sports memorabilia in diverse and eclectic sale

Mullen’s of Laurel Park’s next major auction titled Collector’s Cabinet on October 15, brings some 649 lots of historical and sporting memorabilia, arms and armour, rare and antiquarian books under the hammer.

The diverse and eclectic sale is well worth investigating and I hope the following few pieces will encourage a visit.

We start with lot 5, a 16th-century Nuremberg brass alms plate with stylised flower heads within a band of inscription and broad punched ...