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LOT 2576
Bottle Opener Collection
MOSTLY 1920S A.D.
3 - 3 3/4 in. (518 grams total, 75-94 mm).
Various designs (all different), most with a registration number on the loop and advertising in low relief on the handle, including 'Buttermilk', 'Three in One', 'Whitbread', 'Crown Cork' and others. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2576
Bottle Opener Collection
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Style Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising bronze mount of a kneeling nude woman in a profile holding a jar(?), glass head with short hair formed as dots. 20.89 grams total, 18-38 mm
Private European collection, 1990s. -
Rudolf Knorlein Womens' Glazed Ceramic Mask
Austria, circa 1930s.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £100
Glazed ceramic with hollow reverse, incised 'II / R / 0200 / Austria'; applied loops as fringe and ringlets, crimped eyebrows, voided eyes, suspension cord. 640 grams, 21 cm
Rudolf Knorlein (1902-1988). London private collection, 2016. -
Belgian Rimfire Pistol
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An antique Belgian-manufactured single-shot rimfire pocket pistol, the action with a separately hinged loading gate and single-action hammer with spur trigger; Liege proof marks; mechanism does not hold cock. 127 grams, 12.5 cm
Acquired on UK art market; previously in a Nottinghamshire, UK, collection. Ex property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the Firearms Act, 1968, to be held as a curiosity or ornament. No license required but buyer must be over 18 years of age.
These small calibre, cheap and often quite crudely made pocket pistols (sometimes known as 'Saturday Night Specials') were popular in the late 19th century as weapons for personal defence; large numbers were made in Europe.
