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LOT 1986
Egyptian Style Basalt Torso of a Pharaoh
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/4 in. (11.2 kg total, 35 cm high including stand).
Seated and bare-chested, wearing a pleated kilt, arms to the sides and hands resting on the knees; mounted on a wooden display stand.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s onwards.
Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK.
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Embroidery Sampler
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Framed and glazed with wire for suspension to the reverse; the sampler reads: 'Religion should our thoughts engage / Amidst our youthful bloom / Twill fit us for declining age / and for the awful tomb / Frances Todd / Aged 11 years / 1831'. 1.6 kg, 47 x 39 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. East Anglian private collection.
This verse is quoted from 'Religion Is The Chief Concern', from John Fawcett's, Hymns Adapted to the Circumstances of Public Worship and Private Devotion, 1782. -
Tudor Period and Later Iron Padlock Collection
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a variety of types of padlocks, most retaining their arm and ceased in the locked position. 431 grams total, 50-89 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Post Medieval 'Thames' Glazed Terracotta Jar Group
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
One cylindrical in shape with waisted centre and remains of a mottled yellow-green glaze; one shallow with squat body, splayed foot and veined blue-white glaze. 85 grams total, 25-57 mm
Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.
