An ornate carved hilt with ram's head finial, the collar, lower guard and eyes with rubies and other inserts. 249 grams, 13.6 cm
Property of a South West London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Group of four pelta-shaped stone plaques each with a rectangular lug at centre-top pierced for suspension; floral and other designs with applied wire detailing, cabochon rubies and other inserts. 120 grams total, 62-76 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman.
Squat in profile with basal ring and rounded rim, applied wire band at the mouth and floral motifs with inset rubies and green inlays. 318 grams, 10 cm wide
Property of a South West London gentleman.
Group of two silver-coloured metal pendants comprising: ovoid reliquary with knop finials, one end removable; rectangular plaque with inset yellow metal plaque, four rows of dense calligraphic text. 172 grams total, 62-72 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman.
With winged lion passant to one face, orb cruciger to the other; pierced for use as a pendant. 5.45 grams, 26 mm
Found near York, UK.
Each formed as a curved panel for a door jamb or similar, with rectangular recess and reserved edging to complex geometric inner segments; three main panels carved as rectangular and ellipsoid sockets with inset fillers (one absent); two fixing holes close to one edge. 2.5 kg total, 49 cm each
Private collection, London, UK.
Including regimental types, livery buttons, military volunteers, and other types. 104 grams total, 16-33 mm
Acquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Composed of four columns of text divided by a watercolour scene showing two noblemen seated beneath a tree, attendants serving food and drink, Indian workmanship on older paper; mounted in a reveal and an unglazed wooden frame. 656 grams, 49 x 37 cmFine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Hollow-formed grotesque figure with hatched an pointillé panels to the surface. 896 grams, 16.5 cm
Acquired between the 1960s-early 1990s.
From an old UK private collector from Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal pendants with inset stones, including one with a teardrop cabochon flanked by opposed birds above a spiral motif. 86 grams total, 57-74 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman.
A cast petronel or model musket of Type 2 Design 1, with fishtail butt, facetted barrel, c-shaped pan and rectangular trigger guard; ring-and-dot motifs to the butt. 16.3 grams, 70 mm
Found Dorset, UK.
Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Forsyth, C. & Egan, G., Toys, Trifles & Trinkets. Base-Metal Miniatures from London 1200-1800, London, 2005, item 1.24.
The lower face of the barrel is absent near the trigger-guard.
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal pendants including one with a pair of feet, one with a lion among foliage, and other types. 53 grams total, 33-41 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman.