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LOT 1798
Achaemenid Style Bronze Dagger with Animal Hilt
20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 3/8 in. (765 grams, 39 cm).
Addorsed horse heads below the cross-guard, blade curving gently towards the tip, ribbed grip terminating in addorsed horse heads pommel, modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK collection, 1991.
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Achaemenid Style Bronze Dagger with Animal Hilt
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Addorsed horse heads below the cross-guard, blade curving gently towards the tip, ribbed grip terminating in addorsed horse heads pommel, modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic detailing. 765 grams, 39 cm
Private UK collection, 1991. -
British Hot Cast Otter with Fish
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Modelled naturalistically in the round on a circular base; with maker's initials 'S.L' to roundel verso. 96.2 grams, 40 mm
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. -
Georgian Gold Memento Mori Brooch
Late 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With central glass inlay over a scrap of cloth, reserved lettering on a black enamelled field and floral ornament to the outer edge 'N.M.T.MDRY. D[.] *'; pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse. 2.7 grams, 20 mm
Found UK. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
