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LOT 1947
Copper-Alloy Finds Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1/2 - 5 3/4 in. (2.8 kg total, 1-14.5 cm).
Comprising: a statue base; musket ball tongues; teeth; knives; weapons and tools; buckles; musket balls; cutlery, including a pewter spoon; coins; decorative strap ends; Celtic axehead, together with other miscellaneous items. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Post Medieval Silver Signet Ring
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
With slightly plano-convex hoop and ribbed underside to the discoid bezel, face with raised rim and incuse motif of a heater shield surmounted by a crown with ivy-leaves; shield depicting a tower attacked by two assailants on scaling-ladders; possibly German workmanship. 14.43 grams, 25.09 mm overall, 19.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Marble Venus of Milo Statue
19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £556
A copy of the famous Venus of Milo, naturalistically portrayed with her garment having fallen from her shoulders, hanging loose at her waist and exposing her breasts. 34.8 kg, 77 cm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.
Aphrodite of Milos, better known as the Venus of Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture known today, created between 130-100 years B.C. The original is currently displayed at the Louvre in Paris. -
Post Medieval Victorian Door Knob
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Formed with a squat bulbous body composed of decorative vertical ribbing, everted collar (detached) to one face and a circular hole to the centre of the other. 44 grams total, 33-49 mm
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
