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[Theatre interest] An Edwardian hammered silver gilt twin handled pedestal bowl by Philip Hanson Abbot, London 1908, modelled as an ancient Greek skyphos, the hemispherical body with ring handles with horizontal upper and curved lower plates, the upper plates merging with the rim, on a flared foot, engraved The great child of honour. Cardinal Wolsey, Herbert Beerbohm Tree from Violet Vanbrugh, September 1st 1910 and heraldic cardinal's hat, 23cm (9in) long, 467g (15 oz) Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917) was an actor and theatre manager. Violet Vanbrugh (1867-1942), was an actress who had a career spanning more than 50 years. Tree's longest-running Shakespeare revival, Henry VIII, ran for a sensational 254 consecutive performances from 1st September 1910 to 8th April 1911. Tree played Cardinal Wolsey and Vanbrugh played Queen Katherine. Provenance: the property of a lady of title.