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Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,850
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,440
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
Composed of a lozengiform head displaying five bosses, perhaps representing the Five Wounds of Christ, openwork chevrons to the perimeter. 4.22 grams, 37 mm

Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s and recorded with Museum of London.

See Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, p.184, and discussion there.

In green, clear and aqua glass including 'Weaver Plumstead', 'Ive Bros Henley', 'Woodhead's Canonbury Minerals' and other types. 3.5 kg total, 17-24 cm high

Acquired UK market.
Ian Roper collection.

Rectangular in form with design in relief to one face depicting a hunting dog bounding left, a fleur-de-lys to its left, a Tudor rose to its right; remains of gilding. 2.81 grams, 16 mm

Found East Yorkshire, UK before 2007.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report number YORYM-F79CF1.

Featuring openwork shoulders and rectangular bezel set with a platinum-mounted diamond against a black background; stamped '18 ct & pt' to reverse. 3.35 grams, 19.05 mm overall, 14.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Comprising a variety of types of padlocks, most retaining their arm and ceased in the locked position. 544 grams total, 38-80 mm

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Lot No. 1947
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: a statue base; musket ball tongues; teeth; knives; weapons and tools; buckles; musket balls; cutlery, including a pewter spoon; coins; decorative strap ends; Celtic axehead, together with other miscellaneous items. 2.8 kg total, 1-14.5 cm

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Ovoid in form and decorated with pellets arranged in vertical segments above and below a medial band; hollow-form, possibly from the Middle East. 53 grams total, 3.6-4 cm

UK private collection formed before 2000.
Ex North London, UK, gallery.

Lot No. 1949
6
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Openwork bow with volute scrolls and waisted silhouette, integral suspension loop to apex, collared and balustered neck, round-section stem with bulbous finial, rectangular bit with arrow-shaped void and two side notches. 74 grams, 12.2 cm

From the collection of an EU gentleman formed around 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.

Cf. Pall, M., Keys and Locks: Schell Collection, Germany, 2012, pp.113-119, for keys with similar elements, and the rest of the book for discussion.

Carinated hoop, geometric panels to the shoulders, lentoid bezel with incuse motif of two facing birds on a nest. 5.47 grams, 22.42 mm overall, 18.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)

Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 646.

Lot No. 1951
5
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16
Set on a free-standing base with hollow reverse, skull and crossed bone detailing to the cross and INRI in a banner. 189 grams, 30.2 cm high

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Lot No. 1954
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a tankard, juglet and measuring jugs together with a platter, possible bleeding dish and other items; many stamped. 4.45 kg total, 4.5-24 cm

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Together with decorative designs, comprising bowls of various shapes and dates; together with a number of stems, some decorative. 1.2 kg total, 4-10.6 cm

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

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