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LOT 2003
Charles II Period Bronze Knife Handle with Lion Holding Heraldic Shield
CIRCA 1660-1685 A.D.
3 1/2 in. (42.9 grams, 88 mm).
With barrel-shaped baluster and single-edged ferrous blade, the handle formed as a rearing lion supporting a pavise with its knees and forepaws, with scale-effect mane, pierced mouth holding a suspension ring; a rare type. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching in Somerset, UK.
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LOT 2003
Charles II Period Bronze Knife Handle with Lion Holding Heraldic Shield
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising blue and white glazed tiles displaying figural vignettes, animals and wildlife, buildings in landscape settings and floral motifs. 3.19 kg total, 13 x 13 - 13.5 x 13.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
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Bronze Arabic Seal Matrix Collection
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Three matrices featuring discoid dies and openwork stems; one with an oval die and columnar stem with tapering finial; each engraved with calligraphic Arabic script or initials to the base. 24.8 grams total, 21-23 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Animal Tile Group
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising two tile designs in relief: three horses in an enclosure; two animals, likely cats, fighting; coloured glazes. 1.29 kg total, 9.9 x 9.1 - 10.2 x 9.3 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The tile production increased in the second half of the 16th century and during the following centuries. The fragments discovered from various localities (pot-tiles, rectangular, triangular and trapezoidal panels, open-work crest tiles) were all produced in regional workshops, from the end of the 15th century or at the beginning of the 16th century. They all had diverse decorative motifs, mainly animals and geometrical or vegetal combinations, almost all of them singular finds for this study area.
