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LOT 2089
British Hot Cast Otter with Fish
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (96.2 grams, 40 mm).
Modelled naturalistically in the round on a circular base; with maker's initials 'S.L' to roundel verso. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone Collection
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including three octagonal types with nasta'liq script; one ellipsoid, similar (chipped); one square with incised script. 8.47 grams total, 10-19 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Post Medieval and Later Pottery Group
Circa 16th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising mainly glazed vessels and fragments including chamber pots, juglets, tripod pouring jugs, bowls with pierced work decoration and others; together with an almost complete vessel in fragments and a pewter tankard. 12.5 kg total, 5.5-26 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Silver Reliquary Pendant
19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Presenting a scalloped frame and bifacial black enamelled detailing: one side with the Crucifixion scene, niello 'IC XC' in the field, two saints at the foot of the cross, scrolling borders; the reverse with 'IC XC / NI KA' over two lines with cross between; articulate and facetted loop. 30.9 grams, 51 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
A small reliquary pendant, possibly containing the remains of cloth or bone of a saint. The relics had to be kept in containers that expressed the dignity of their contents: chests, cases and, of course, reliquaries. This also applied to personal relics, often in the form of pendants, which were sometimes made in gold and silver.
