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LOT 4186
Africa. Ashanti. Lot of Five [5] Brass Gold-Dust Weights. 19th century AD.
Various standards. Condition as seen.(58.41gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK;
his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 4186
Africa. Ashanti. Lot of Five [5] Brass Gold-Dust Weights.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Roman(?) Bronze Weight. Circa 1st century BC-2nd century AD.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Stag standing to right between two crossed branches / Blank. 60.59gr, 37mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Africa. Ashanti. Lot of Five [5] Brass Gold-Dust Weights. 19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Various standards. 58.41gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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Lot of Two [2] Bone Weights of Minor Asia and the Levante. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bone rings with wide hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 4.85gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, established from the early 2000s.
