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Tudor Period Bronze 'Knuckle Duster' Ring
England, 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Flat in section with six raised points on the bezel. 2.38 grams, 24.22 mm overall, 18.41 x 20.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Found Colmworth, Bedfordshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.51227. -
Post Medieval Bronze Coins and Trade Weight Group
17th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising ten round and rectangular weights, including one with a crown over fleur-de-lys, one with fleur-de-lys, a square weight with profile bust, a square lead weight, and others. 59.6 grams total, 14-19 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Post Medieval Pewter Spoon Group with Rose Marks
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A group of pewter spoons, each a broad shallow bowl with chamfered rim, trapezoidal-section handle, stamped at the junction of bowl and handle with a rosette and crown bearing initials 'HK'; one with further stamped letters 'I K D'. 286 grams total, 18.1-18.9 cm
Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. Private collection, Suffolk. -
Egyptian Style Stone Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed of small annular turquoise and other beads. 4.48 grams, 36 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Post Medieval Silver Betel Container
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Hanging chatelaine with a hinged hexagonal container suspended from one side and three grooming tools on the other end. 18.45 grams, 11.3 cm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Stuart Period Silver Seal Matrix with 'Hurrell Family' Heraldic Shield with Crossbows
England, 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
A silver chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil head; central heraldic heater shield with three crossbows. 8.58 grams, 26 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
The surnames associated with this crest are: Hurell, Hurle or Hurrell. -
Tudor 'Thames' Lead Tall Ship's Depth Sounding Weight
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Composed of a tapering and facetted body, a flattened pierced terminal. 6.2 kg, 29.5 cm
Found Thames foreshore at Deptford, UK, circa 1996. -
Victorian Lava Cameo with Hermes
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
An oval cameo with profile bust of youthful Hermes wearing a petasos. 7.4 grams, 29 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Post Classical Agate Cameo with a Helmeted Bust
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Oval cameo with profile bust of a young warrior with curly, long hair wearing a helmet with a long neck guard. 1.53 grams, 19 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Mixed Elaborate Glass Bead Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a colourful mix of cylindrical and spherical beads, including some millefiori examples. 454 grams total, 18-32 mm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. -
Marlik Style Terracotta Potbearer
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled standing and holding a bulbous spouted container in his extended hands, stylised head with projecting ears and open mouth; repaired. 1.92 kg, 30 cm
Private collection of Dr Alvin M. Soffe (c.1922-1995) and Elizabeth Ann Soffe, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, acquired circa 1960s-1970s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a letter no.S00256668 from the Art Loss Register confirming that this item was not found on their database. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring Group
17th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: a flat-section ring with remains of a possible inscription on the bezel; a bronze ring with a cell bezel; a ring with granules flanking a cup-shaped bezel; a ring formed of twisted and hammered chain; a ring with an elaborate filigree bezel. 14.34 grams total, 18-30 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.