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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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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of biconical beads, some sodalite; restrung. 6.32 grams, 44 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Medieval Style Gold Signet Ring with Knight on Horseback
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Substantial hoop with discoid bezel, low-relief figure of a charging horseman; in 10th century A.D. Italian style. 12.2 grams, 25.06 mm overall, 18.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired in France in the 1990s. Property of a North American gallery. -
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Silver-Gilt Pineapple Chalice with Saint George
Germany, 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With waisted body, bulbous shoulder, everted rim, collared stem and tiered splayed foot, ornamented in repoussé bulbs and ogival ribs; lid with openwork rim of palmettes and foliate forms, central domes, finial with basket of palmettes, oval bulb above ornamented in pellets between spiral band, surmounted by a statuette, modelled in the round as Saint George, clad in armour, driving a spear into the dragon, with naturalistic detailing to the saint's features; various stamps to base; finial repaired. 613 grams, 43.6cm
Fine condition, finial repaired.
From the Deutsch collection, Germany. Ex central London gallery.
