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Leaf-shaped with a lion's facial detailing framed by a curly mane, a heart-shaped finial and a pierced ribbed collar to the top. 83.4 grams, 93 mm



London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.

With a D-section decorated hoop with scrolled shoulders, a tapering bezel with geometric motifs and set with an intaglio bearing a kneeling warrior motif. 8.21 grams, 32.16 mm overall, 17.78 x 19.26 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)



Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Comprising: a clay pipe commemorating General Gordon; a cast iron caltrop; two plaster impressions from seals; a forged iron caltrop; a green-glazed figural jug. 540 grams total, 5.3-12.7 cm



From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

Hollow cylindrical socket, engraved and decorated in champlevé enamel with scrolling foliage and pointed leaves reserved in the metal against grounds of deep blue and turquoise. 15.77 grams, 47 mm



Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.

The socket formed the lower portion of a pastoral crozier, connecting the crozier head to its wooden staff. The reserved gilt foliage and blue enamel grounds correspond with the decoration of surviving early thirteenth-century Limoges croziers, including the crozier associated with Abbot Bertrand de Malsang in the Louvre, Musée du Louvre, MRR 810.

Comprising: Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd., Discovering Our Coast, nos. 1-30 and 41-50; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd., 40 Ways to Play Better Soccer, nos.1-20-40; John Player & Sons, Modern Naval Craft, nos.1-50, with some duplicates; Brooke Bond Tea and Tea Bags, The Sea- our other world, nos. 1-50, two sets of 41-50, three sets of 1-10, one set of 31-50, two sets of 11-30; John Player & Sons, From Plantation to Smoker, nos.11-20; John Player & Sons, Coronation Series, Ceremonial Dress, nos. 1-30, 41-50; Golden Era, Series of Nine Morris Minor, nine cards; W.D. & H.O. Wills, Flowering Trees & Shrubs, nos. 1-50; Modern Naval Craft, nos.2-6, 9-23, 25-27, 30-33, 36, 38-39, 42-50; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd, Incredible Creatures, Under Tea Ground, nos.1-5, 7-8, 10-11; Grandee, Famous M.G. Marques, nos.1-26; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd, Incredible Creatures, In The Air, nos. 5, 12-14, 18-24, 26-31, 33-34, 36, 38-39; Coopers Tea, Strange But True, nos.46-50; Tom Thumb, History of Britain's Railways, nos. 1-4, 6; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd, Unexplained Mysteries of the World, nos. 1-30, two sets of 31-40; Grandee, Britain's Wayside Wildlife, nos.24-29; Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, Dimension X Escapade, nos.9-12, 1-10, 1-8, 11-12; Grandee, Britain's Endangered Wildlife, nos.1-2, 4-18, 20-25, 27-32; Treasure Trove, nos.1-3, 5-6, 9, 11-13, 15, 17-19, 21-25, 26-29, 31-32, 34-35, 38-50; Coopers Tea, Strange But True, nos.26-40; Wonders of Wildlife, nos.1-40 with some duplicates; The Doncella Golden Age of Sail, nos.1-12, 14-24; British Lorries, nos.1-5; John Player & Sons, Birds & Their Young, nos. 41-50; From Plantation to Smoker, nos.1-10, 21-25; Texaco Trophy Cricket Cards, 20 cards; The Daily Telegraph, England World Rugby Cup 1995, 18 cards; Small Wonders, nos.1-10, 31-40; John Player & Sons, Birds & Their Young, nos.1-40; British Birds and Their Nests, nos.1-20; Wills's Cigarettes, 1990 reprint, Fish & Bait, nos.1-20, 31-50; Criketers Caricatures by 'RIP', 1997 reprint, nos.1-50; Dandies from Paintings by Christopher Clark, nos.1-50 with some duplicates. 2.2 kg total, 25.5 x 18.2 - 28 x 17.7 cm



Acquired on the UK art market at auction. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising: Brook Bond Oxo Limited, Small Wonders cards, nos.11-40; Brook Bond Oxo Ltd, History of Aviation cards issued with tea and tea bags, full set of 50; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd, Woodland Wildlife, nos.1-40; TyPhoo Tea Ltd, Do You Know, full set of 24; The House of Craven, Craven Black Cat, Flowers all the year round, full set of 50; The House of Craven, Craven Black Cat, Sport Fish, full set of 50; Brooke Bond Picture Cards, Unexplained Mysteries of the World, full set of 40. 476 grams total, 25 x 18 - 27.5 x 18 cm



Acquired on the UK art market at auction. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising: Brooke Bond Foods Ltd, Olympic Challenge 1992, full set of 40; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd, Brooke Bond Tea and Tea Bags, History of Aviation, full set of 50; John Player & Sons, Imperial Tobacco, Tom Thumb, History of Britain's Railways, full set of 30; John Player & Sons, Imperial Tobacco Ltd, The Doncella History of the V.C., full set of 24; John Player & Sons, Struggle for Existence, full set of 25; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd., Brooke Bond Tea and Tea Bags, Inventors & Inventins, full set of 50; W.D. & H.O. Wills, Branch of The Imperial Tobacco Co., Garden Flowers, full set of 50; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd., Brooke Bond Tea and Tea Bags, Adventurers & Explorers, full set of 50; Golden Era, Classic British Motor Cycles of the 1950s & 1960s, nos.1-24; Brooke Bond Tea and Tea Bags, Trees in Britain, full set of 50. 788 grams total, 25 x 18 - 28 x 17.5 cm



Acquired on the UK art market at auction. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising: John Player & Sons, 1991 reprint, Kings & Queens of England, full set of 50; W.D. & H.O. Wills, Wills's Cigarettes, Cinema Stars, full set of 25; John Player & Sons, Miniatures, full set of 25; John Player & Sons, Struggle for Existence, full set of 25; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd, Police File, full set of 40; Brooke Bond Tea and Tea Bags, Flags and Emblems of the World, two sets of nos.1-10, one set of 11-30, and one set of 41-50; Brooke Bond Tea and Tea Bags, Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd, The Saga of Ships, full set of 50; Dryfood Ltd, for kiddies' confectionery, Animals of the World, full set of 50; Morning Foods Ltd, Mornfolake Quick Cooking Oats, Our England, full set of 50; Brooke Bond, Unexplained Mysteries of the World, nos.1-30; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd, Discovering Our Coast, nos. 31-40. 796 grams total, 25.5 x 18 - 28 x 18 cm



Acquired on the UK art market at auction. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising: Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd, Inventors & Inventions, cards issued with all Brooke Bond tea and tea bags, a full set of 50; Wills's Cigarettes, W.D. & H.O. Wills, issued by the Imperial Tobacco co, Life in the Tree Tops, full set of 50; Wills's Cigarettes, W.D. & H.O. Wills, authorised reprint, 1991, Fish & Bait, nos.1-50; Brooke Bond Oxo Limited, Small Wonders, nos.1-30; Wills's Cigarettes, W.D. & H.O. Wills, Gardening Hints, full set of 50; Tom Thumb, History of British Aviation, issued by John Player & Sons, Imperial Tobacco Ltd, full set of 30; Grandee, British Mammals, full set of 30; W.A. & A.C. Churchman, issued by the Imperial Tobacco Co., Treasure Trove, a full set of 50; Grandee, British Birds Collection, full set of 32; W.D. & H.O. Wills, Imperial Tobacco Limited, Embassy, World of Speed, full set of 36. 850 grams total, 25.2 x 18 cm each



Acquired on the UK art market at auction. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising: Wrights Biscuits Limited, South Shields, Marvels of the World, full set of 24; W.D. & H.O. Wills, Wills's Cigarettes, Flower Culture in Pots, full set of 50; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd, Wonders of Wildlife, nos.11-50 with two sets of nos. 41-50; W.A. & A.C. Churchman, 1993, Prominent Golfers, full set of 50; Cope Bros. & Co. Ltd, 'A Nostalgia reprint', Cope's Golfers, full set of 50; Grandee, Britain's Endangered Wildlife, nos. 1-30 (including some duplicates; Grandee, British Birds Collection, full set of 32; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd, 40 Ways to Play Better Soccer, full set of 40; Brooke Bond Foods Ltd, The Magical World of Disney, two full sets of 25 cards. 743 grams total, 25.5 x 18 - 27.5 x 17.5 cm



Acquired on the UK art market at auction. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Including: Tom Thumb, History of Britain's Railways, Grandee Famous M.G. Marques, Tom Thumb Britain's Maritime History, The Doncella Golden Age of Flying, Grandee Britain's Nocturnal Wildlife, Unexplained Mysteries of the World, Small Wonders, Queen Elizabeth I & Queen Elizabeth II, plastic sleeves, stamp album with some stamps. 2.53 kg total, 65 x 37 mm - 29.7 x 22.1 cm



Acquired on the UK art market at auction. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising: Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd., Incredible Creatures, full set of 40; W.D. & H.O. Wills, Imperial Tobacco Co., The Sea-Shore, full set of 50; W.D. & H.O. Wills, 1992 reproduction, Railway Engines, full set of 50; John Player & Sons, Coronation Series, Ceremonial Dress, full set of 50; John Player & Sons, Wild Animal's Heads, full set of 50; John Player & Sons, Wild Birds, full set of 50; W.D. & H.O. Wills, 1992 reproduction, Railway Engines, full set of 50; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd., Brooke Bond Tea and Tea Bags, Prehistoric Animals, full set of 50; Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd., Woodland Wildlife, full set of 40; W.D. & H.O. Wills, Wills's Cigarettes, 1992 reproduction, full set of 50. 844 grams total, 24.8 x 17.5 - 28 x 17.5 cm



Acquired on the UK art market at auction. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.