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LOT 0393
Articulated Skeleton in Gold Closet Memento Mori Pendant Charm
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (5.39 grams, 40 mm (legs extended)).
Formed as a cupboard with hinged door, decorative openwork backplate and an applied large question mark to the door; inside the cupboard a white enamelled skeleton with articulated fold-out legs and articulated jaw operated by lever from the rear.
ProvenanceProperty of a County Durham collector; acquired on the UK art market.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0393
Articulated Skeleton in Gold Closet Memento Mori Pendant Charm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
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Western Asiatic Style Core-Formed Glass Bird
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Opening Bid: £200
Formed as a black glass bird on a green base, the body with dragged trails to provide the feathered effect. 116 grams, 69 mm
Acquired in London, 1992. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Victorian 'Freaks Fair' Model of a Shrunken Head
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A tribal head modelled from leather with applied hair, moustache, eyebrows and eyelashes; pierced through the lips and ears; set in a later glass dome with base. 810 grams total, 20.5 cm including stand
Acquired Mellors & Kirk, circa 2019. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Post Medieval Bronze Fire Strikers
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
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German art market, before 2008. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00014409. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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