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LOT 1808
Bronze Replica Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 4 3/8 in. (869 grams total, 1.6-11.2 cm).
Composed of items replicating ancient artefacts from the Roman and Romano-British periods in the main, including: a comb fragment; openwork brooch; ram's head terminal; theatre masks; animal figures; a hybrid animal casket foot; stag rhyton; phallic pendant; warrior rider; coin; cameo; together with other items. [17, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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North African Framed Qur'an Manuscript Leaf
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Written in Maghribi script with polychrome vocals and diacritics, red border framing the text; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 456 grams, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
From Morocco, North Africa. Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Originally produced as part of a now disbound Qur'an produced in North Africa, likely in a provincial town. The origins of the script in which it is written date back to 7th century Kairouan, when the Kufic script developed in the East and the Maghribi script in North Africa, today used predominantly in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Initials
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With fluted shoulders, scallopped bezel with Cyrillic initials 'CΠ' (SP). 3.77 grams, 23.84 mm overall, 20.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Acquired in the 1970s. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection. -
Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Canary Tile Set
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Displaying a polychrome glazed caged canary across four tiles. 768 grams total, 13 x 13 cm each
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
