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Post Medieval Iron Key Collection
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Mixed group of keys with looped handles. 225 grams total, 6.5-12.9 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Silver Thimble with Heart-Shaped Cartouche Flanked by Birds
1650-1750 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
The body decorated by annulets on the sides and top, the maker's initials 'MC' above an empty heart-shaped cartouche flanked by supporters in the form of birds regardant; on the interior immediately above the base, two very indistinct stamps, the lower one possibly a lion. 3.14 grams, 16 mm
Found in North Walsham, Norfolk, UK, on Saturday 13th August 2011, declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2011 T596, and disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the finder. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-190428. Accompanied by a copy of the Treasure Report for HM Coroner with reference no.2011 T596. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum explaining that the Crown's interest in the thimble has been disclaimed. -
Post Medieval 'Love and Live Happily' Gold Posy Ring
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Inscribed to the inner face in an italic hand 'Love and [l]ive happily'. 2.17 grams, 19.85 mm overall, 17.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Artefact Group
16th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising: two whistles, a padlock, a finial, and a ring with a double cross motif. 64.3 grams total, 24-38 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Brown Glazed Money Box
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Hand-thrown pot with bulbous body and a trumpet-shaped foot; a wide slit to the upper part of the body. 297 grams, 12.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector. -
Victorian Marble and Lava Cameo Collection
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: a grey cameo with a low-relief profile bust of a bearded man with a wreath on his head; an orange mottled stone cameo with a youthful male bust in three-quarter view, resembling the portraits of Alexander the Great. 5.68 grams total, 21-24 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Greek Seal Ring with Advancing Deer
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With a slender hoop, an ellipsoid bezel with an intaglio deer motif. 2.57 grams, 23.58 mm overall, 19.03 x 20.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Ex property of a south London collector; acquired before 1980. Private collection, Suffolk, UK. -
Indian Mutton Fat Jade Carved Fish-Shaped Gunpowder Flask
Late 20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Carved in the round in the form of a fish with S-curved body in grey-white stone; the finial a bird's head and neck; fish-head with open jaws, lotus-flower knops as stoppers. 331 grams, 19.5 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Victorian Lava Cameo Collection
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: a profile bust of a mature bearded man, possibly depicting a philosopher; a profile bust of a youthful woman with dressed hair. 14.3 grams total, 29 mm each
Acquired on the European art market. -
Stuart Period Iron Knife with Crown Maker's Mark
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Forge-welded single-edged blade with rounded tip and integral baluster; wooden scales to both sides of the tang held in place with three peened studs on each side; punched crown maker's mark to one face. 28.9 grams, 19.5 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Group of spherical shots, including some with sprues, and some impacted examples. 675 grams total, 7-22 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Composed of polygonal, discoid, irregular and other beads, restrung with a hook-and-loop clasp. 55.1 grams, 55 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection.