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LOT 2466
Antique Brass Bowl with Dragon and Peacock
CHINA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (1.65 kg, 23.9 cm wide).
Drum-shaped body with everted flange to the rim and tapering footring; guilloche to the rim, running key motif to the shoulder and foot, quadrant circle amulet and other motifs at the base; median field with cloud pattern background, advancing dragon and bird in flight. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2466
Antique Brass Bowl with Dragon and Peacock
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Post Medieval Gold Signet Ring with a Wheat Sheaf
Germany, 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Comprising a large hoop with a cut-cornered bezel engraved with a wheat sheaf flanked by the initials P and H. 9.51 grams, 24.71 mm overall, 21.03 x 17.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13488-263468.
The family name of the coat of arms with the owner’s initials P and H cannot be identified, but it is possibly German. The garb of wheat, often simply called a ‘garb’ in heraldry, is a bound sheaf of grain and one of the most recognisable agricultural charges in coats of arms. Its traditional meaning is abundance, fertility, harvest, prosperity, and the honest reward of labour. Because wheat was a staple crop, the garb often points to a family connection with farming, landholding, milling, food supply, or rural prosperity. In heraldic terminology, it may be shown in gold to emphasise wealth and ripeness, or in natural colours to stress its agricultural character. -
Egyptian Style Stone Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of small annular turquoise, green, blue and other beads. 4.53 grams, 36 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Renaissance Gold Ring with Foiled Ruby Gemstone
France, 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
D-section slender hoop with openwork floral shoulders set with small diamonds, an octagonal bezel with piecrust edge, set with a foil-backed ruby. 6.00 grams, 23.42 mm overall, 16.64 x 17.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13545-263670.
This ring design appeared during the 16th-17th centuries with varying decorative elements. The foliage and the ‘fleurs-de-lis’ motif can be dated to the 2nd half of the 16th century A.D.
