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LOT 1833
Brass Spouted Lota
MUGHAL, 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (1.2 kg, 17 cm wide).
Composed of a squat body with raised medial bands, vertical ribbing above and below, broad neck with everted rim, splayed foot and collared spout; maker's mark or other motif to base.
ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, 29 April 2005, no.369.
Property of a Suffolk gentleman.
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LOT 1833
Brass Spouted Lota
Estimate £150 - 240€170 - 280 (for guidance only)$200 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Iron Gin Trap Group
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Comprising two traps, one with small serrated teeth and the other with larger teeth. 904 grams total, 28-30 cm
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
The gin traps were used to trap animals such as rabbits for food, and also to protect food stores from animals. -
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Post Medieval 'Thames' Bone Dominoes Gaming Piece
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Rectangular in form with shallow circular dot numerals showing 4 and 5; blank reverse. 3 grams, 3 cm
Found near Custom House Quay on the Thames foreshore, London, UK. -
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Gold Engraved Touchpiece
17th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Barrel-shaped with two impressed flat faces, one with a later engraving of a guilloche border and looped tendrils framing reserved initials 'PO P[R]' above and lower 'NU [.]M'; possibly a touchpiece or love token. 5.53 grams, 17 mm
Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the article 'A Roman or Anglo-Saxon Fertility Amulet?' published in Treasure Hunting Magazine.
The design is reserved and very faint; the outer guilloche is quite convincing but the details of the design are hard to determine, and may always have been quite indistinct. The impression is of a 17th century love token with the initials of the couple. The finder's article implies an Anglo-Saxon date, probably on the strength of the guilloche which was often use on early Saxon metalwork - but it is a long-lived motif and not specific to that one period.
