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LOT 0422
Civil War Relics From the Siege of Newark
CIRCA 1645-1646 A.D.
23 5/8 in. (5.7 kg, 60 cm).
In a glazed wooden case with various artefacts including musket balls, ceramic fragments, and three complete clay pipes by Robert Younge of Soutwell, Nottingham; at the bottom a raised plaque inscribed: 'CIVIL WAR RELICS / from the siege of NEWARK / 1645 - 1646 / found at the site of the camp / of troops of the Earl of Lincoln / nr. Clay Lane Newark'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a 19th century collection based on the inscribed plaque and frame.
From an old collection of antiquities collected by the Gilstrap family, wine merchants in Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK.
The Third Siege of Newark was the longest and lasted 26th November 1645 - 8th May 1646. King Charles I's army had been destroyed at the Battle of Naseby and many of his important cities and fortresses had been lost. Newark was one of the last Royalist towns capable of resisting a Roundhead army. Newark was besieged by 17,000 soldiers made up of Roundheads from the surrounding East Midlands and London, plus the Scottish Presbyterians called Covenanters. The siege lasted six months and the people of Newark suffered hunger, an extremely cold winter and and outbreaks of disease. On the 6th May 1646, King Charles I surrendered to the Scots in the nearby town of Southwell. Two days later Newark surrendered.
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Post Medieval Clay Pipe Bowl Group Including Armorials
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Together with decorative designs, comprising bowls of various shapes and dates; together with a number of stems, some decorative. 1.18 kg total, 3.6-15 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Georgian Gold Ring with Diamond
Dated 1756 A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
With elaborate scrolled foliage detailing to the hoop, each shoulder with a scroll with legend 'MARY' and '1756 AD'; cup bezel with fluted underside, inset triangular diamond. 3.70 grams, 21.62 mm overall, 16.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11983-210473. -
Large Egyptian Revival Painted Stone Plaque
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A substantial decorative designer stele with high-relief standing figure of Hathor in profile wearing a headdress with solar disc flanked by bovine horns, wesekh segmented collar and tight-fitting ankle-length skirt; in her right hand, the ankh symbol of life, her left hand supporting a papyrus stalk; low-relief cartouche and hieroglyphs in the field; mounted on a custom-made stand; after the antique. 74.05 kg total, 1.01 m high including stand
From a French collection, Paris. Ex Parisian gallery, France; latterly with a London, UK, gallery.
