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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
Lot No. 0545
5
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Each penannular in form with decoratively twisted body; one terminating in a lions' head, the other with the head of a woman wearing a necklace. 2.46 grams total, 18 mm each

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

Modelled in the round, the stylised horse standing on stub legs, with a long neck and detailing to its eyes; the warrior holding a shield in his left hand, right hand and arm raised to eye level, wearing a crested helmet; restored and mounted on a custom-made display stand. 339 grams total, 14.5 cm high including stand

Acquired before 1990.
From an old German collection.

Lot No. 0547
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
The fruit with granulated base and length of trichinopoly chan. 3.42 grams, 90 mm

From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.

Lot No. 0548
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Composed of a bulbous body, short neck and everted rim, remains of handle beneath the rim; cracked and split, base absent. 504 grams, 18 cm high

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

Lot No. 0549
5
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
The vessel body composed of blue glass beads threaded on a slender gold wire stem, splayed gold foot with beaded rim, handles formed as leaping dolphins with suspension loops between. 1.99 grams, 22 mm

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

Lot No. 0550
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed of a hoop with convex outer face and an elliptical bezel bearing two incuse human figures, kneeling and facing each other. 5.11 grams, 25.35 mm overall, 21.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)

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

Lot No. 0551
7
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
The U-shaped body with foot and shallow incised bands around the shoulder; split. 434 grams, 22 cm high

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

Lot No. 0553
10
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Facing right, simple stylised detailing to the body and head. 19.1 grams, 66 mm

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

Lot No. 0554
7
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising a variety of sheet-gold leaf types, including leaves still attached to the diadem frame. 31 grams total, 0.4-10.6 cm

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

Lot No. 0555
 
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Of bulbous tubular form and with a flared mouth, tapering to the foreparts of a horse with detailing to the eyes, mane and bridle, forelegs extended. 704 grams, 23.5 cmFine condition.

Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.

Lot No. 0556
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Carved in the round with an integral suspension loop to the underbelly; simple facial detailing. 0.84 grams, 16 mm

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

Lot No. 0557
8
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Composed of tapering penannular hoops with figural plaque, discoid plaque above. 2.01 grams total, 18-20 mm

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.3508, for similar.

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