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LOT 1958
Animal Thimble Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 5/8 in. (71 grams total, 30-41 mm).
Group of five silver-coloured metal thimbles, each with a domed top surmounted by an animal's head (elephant, horse, goat) and one with a model elephant. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a South West London gentleman.
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Framed Watercolour Painting
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Fine condition.
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Post Medieval 'Dorset' Bronze Petronel
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A cast petronel or model musket of Type 2 Design 1, with fishtail butt, facetted barrel, c-shaped pan and rectangular trigger guard; ring-and-dot motifs to the butt. 16.3 grams, 70 mm
Found Dorset, UK. Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
The lower face of the barrel is absent near the trigger-guard. -
Post Medieval Silver Chester Thimble
Hallmarked 1901 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Silver thimble with hallmark to basal rim: '7', maker's mark 'R.P', lion passant, Chester assay mark, shield with script 'A' for 1901. 6.34 grams, 23 mm
Found Hertfordshire, UK.
The maker's mark is for Robert Pringle & Sons, who were active in London and Chester in the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.
