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Post Medieval Musket and Pistol Ball Collection
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mainly in the range of 10-19mm in diameter, some with casting nipple. 1.66 kg total, 20 x 11 cm including box
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Elizabethan Period Ceramic Fire Brick Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising four bricks displaying raised designs: three scrolled vegetal compositions and a brick with facing male and female bust in roundels, swags around. 5.9 kg total, 13.5-14.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
These glazed stove or floor tiles are similar to the ones of the great hall and the Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace, made of ceramic, with a glaze to make it hard-wearing and washable. Not just the furnishings, but the palaces themselves were multi-coloured, with brick walls painted red, and exposed timbers in yellow, red, green and white. -
Post Medieval Bronze Corpus Christi
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Modelled in the round with arms outstretched, loin cloth to the thighs, feet placed on the supporting block; marked 'II0' to reverse. 93 grams, 10.1 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Style Stone Bastet Amulet
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Figure of a seated cat carved in the round with its tail curled to the side. 1.2 grams, 18 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Near Eastern Style Gemstone Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Mainly ellipsoid in plan with intaglio motifs including profile quadruped, profile bust, perching bird and others; after the antique. 54 grams total, 12-25 mm
From a central London ADA dealership, 1980-1990. -
Tudor Period Silver Fede Clasped Hands Marriage Ring
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With bezel formed as two clasped hands with flanking lobes to the cuffs. 1.66 grams, 21.08 mm overall, 18.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s. -
Victorian Silver Thimble
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Tailor's thimble with maker's mark'[.] & FD Ltd' and hallmarks. 15.5 grams, 16 mm
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
Post Medieval Bronze Rumbler Bell
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With low-relief petal design, circular vents to the shoulder, suspension lugs above. 98 grams, 60 mm
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Settings
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Slender hoop with four inset gemstone chips to each shoulder, square bezel with void to underside of cell and inset gemstone (citrine?). 1.28 grams, 22.65 mm overall, 18.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Post Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Collection
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Cruciform and other pendants with low-relief text and ornament to one or both faces. 67 grams total, 26-56 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M. -
Tudor Wooden Plaque with Helmetted Figure
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Cupboard door with rounded frame, carved central ring with foliage clusters above and below, profile portrait bust wearing a helmet with pivoting visor; fixing points to reverse for lock and hinges. 742 grams, 38.5 x 27.2 cm
Private collection, London, UK. -
Post Medieval Bronze Cross Pendant
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Cruciform with sockets to the obverse and inset wooden fragments; pierced lug to top. 9.4 grams, 70 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.