As Lot 40 moved to the block one day last week at Sotheby & Co., London auctioneers, the atmosphere became electric. Lot 40 consisted of two small (18 in. by 13 in.) heraldic glass panels. Dated 1588, they bore on the left the coat of arms (three red mullets and red and white bars) of John Washington, George Washington's great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. Probably made for John's grandson Robert, the panels had stayed in the Washington 16th century Sulgrave Manor for almost 300 years, but recently turned up as kitchen windows in the Northamptonshire home...
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