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LOT 2080
Cylinder Seal Electrotype Group
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 7/8 in. (231 grams total, 27-47 mm).
Of academic interest, copper coated lead seal impressions taken from cylinder seals, containing various different motifs. [14, No Reserve]
ProvenancePossibly made by the British Museum.
From a West Country, UK, private collection.
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Silver-Mounted Shell Travelling Mirror
Dutch Colonial, 17th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Discoid mirror set in a silver frame and a polished shell case, secured with a silver flower-and-scroll mount and a small hook. 56.2 grams, 86 mm
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Very Large Glazed Bellarmine Witch's Bottle with Contents
Late 16th-early 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
Vessel of squat spherical form with a broad cylindrical neck, strap handle and foot with rolled rim, bearded face (Bartmann 'mask') and other detailing; with original contents comprising: eight iron clout nails with square-section shank and domed head; three similar with flat head; base metal dress pin with hollow-formed spherical head; similar with biconvex head; fragment of coarse-woven textile with five pins in situ; thirteen unassociated pins. 1.7 kg total, bottle: 26.5 cm
From the private collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
Witch bottles were a response to the common belief in witchcraft, which was feared in the Puritan culture of those times. The process involved heating the victim’s urine in a bottle, mixed with human hair and metal nails and pins, sometimes inserted into a cloth panel representing the victim's heart. The bottle was then either buried under the hearth of a house (East Anglian tradition) or thrown into a river (London tradition). The heating of the bottle was supposed to transfer to the body of the witch who had caused the victim to be afflicted. -
Agate Cameo of Karl Theodor Anton Maria Von Dalberg
Germany, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Ellipsoid with reserved profile of Karl Theodor Anton Maria Von Dalberg facing left, attributed to Johann Martin Bückle (1742-1811). 3.52 grams, 25 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (February 8, 1744 – February 10, 1817) was a Catholic German bishop and statesman. Throughout his career, he held various significant positions, including Prince-Archbishop of Regensburg, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Bishop of Constance and Worms, Prince-Primate of the Confederation of the Rhine, and Grand Duke of Frankfurt.
