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LOT 1829
Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone Collection
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 5/8 in. (5.78 grams total, 12-15 mm).
Comprising: three ellipsoid with nasta'liq script; two octagonal with incised script. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising blue and white glazed floral and vegetal designs together with geometric flourishes. 3.16 kg total, 12.5 x 13 - 13 x 13 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
RMS Titanic Research and Recovery Expedition Coal
Launched 31 May 1911 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
A small piece of coal recovered from the shipwreck site of RMS Titanic in 1994; in display case with object number 94/0036. 46 grams total, 53 x 53 x 97 mm
Ex USA art market. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Display contains a certificate of authenticity from RMS TITANIC Inc.
RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which famously sank with great loss of life in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. -
Victorian Set of Balance Scales and Weights
19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
In a velvet-lined wooden case with brass snap-hinges; balance arm with handle and gnomon, two dished pans on chains; stand with screw-thread to base; socket with brass cap and threaded central hole; steel tweezers; seven brass cup weights marked as 1GM, 2 x 2GM, 5GM, 2 x 10GM, 20 GM; plastic case with milligram weights: 500, 2 x 200, 100, 50, 2 x 20, 10, 5, 2 x 2. 477 grams total, 23 x 14 cm including box
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
