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Auction Highlights:

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
Lot No. 0516
14
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
The decoratively twisted hoop tapering toward the closure, cow or bull head modelled in the round with filigree ornament to the collar. 2.91 grams, 22.69 mm overall, 17.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 2)

From the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s.

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 74.51.3429 and 74.51.3446, for similar.

Lot No. 0517
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Mainly featuring convex hops, stepped shoulders and oval or elliptical bezel, most displaying an incuse animal, figural or other motif. 54 grams total, 24-26 mm

Ex private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.

Lot No. 0518
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
Comprising twelve garment fittings of various sizes, each discoid in form with one domed face and concave reverse; at least nine with loops for attachment; accompanied by a display frame. 3.01 grams total, 2-12 mm (207 grams total, 13 x 13.5 cm including case)Fine condition.

Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.

Elliptical bezel with high-relief profile bust. 7.51 grams, 20.26 mm overall, 16.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)

Acquired on the German art market around 2000.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 64, for type.

Lot No. 0521
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Mainly comprising rings composed of a hoop with stepped shoulders and an oval bezel, most displaying an incuse human or animal figure. 52 grams total, 21-25 mm

Ex private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.

Lot No. 0522
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
The shallow 'bowl' or plaque with a squared tip, round-section shank and horned animal had finial with stylised detailing. 30.8 grams, 15 cm

UK collection, early 1990s and before.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.

Lot No. 0523
12
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Displaying decorative fluting; gusseted suspension loop and handles. 4.49 grams, 23 mm

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Lot No. 0524
9
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Of bulbous form adorned with circular cells bridged by filigree straps; squashed. 4.13 grams, 20 mm

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Lot No. 0528
5
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a bow with transverse ribs and vine-leaf terminals; one terminal pierced to accept the pin; the other with bossed stops. 6.7 grams, 55 mm

Acquired in the early 1980s.
Ex property of a Middlesex, UK, gentleman.

Lot No. 0529
8
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a waisted neck and everted rim; cracked, base absent. 331 grams, 20.5 cm high

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

Lot No. 0530
5
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With a slender hoop and elliptical bezel engraved with a horse. 4.02 grams, 22.50 mm overall, 18.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)

Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.

Lot No. 0531
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
The leaping dolphins forming the handles of an amphora-shaped pendant with an agate body; free-running suspension loop; bifacial detailing to the animals. 5.81 grams, 36 mm

Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1904,0706.1, for earrings with very similar elements.

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