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LOT 0346
Elizabethan Gold Harp Pendant with Pearl Drops
16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.55 grams, 32 mm).
A gold pendant formed as a frame-harp with scrolls to the angles and openwork 'strings'; three pearl drops to the lower body, suspension loop above.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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LOT 0346
Elizabethan Gold Harp Pendant with Pearl Drops
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Georgian Gold Locket Ring with Skull
Circa 1800 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
A gold ring comprising a slender hoop with shell-shaped shoulders, hinged oval bezel with secret compartment revealing a silvered skull framed by turquoise cabochons, the eyes set with diamonds or other stones; accompanied by a ring box. 3.95 grams, 20.00 mm overall, 16.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
Acquired from Berganza, Hatton Garden, London, 2016. Property of an East Sussex collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Berganza invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11666-197585.
Likely a ring of the memento mori genre. -
Georgian Period Silver Shoe Buckle
18th-early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A silver shoe buckle with articulate tongue, set with cut jewels. 33 grams, 57.5 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Bead and Stamp Seal Collection
20th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £13
A mixed group of mainly stone beads and a seal, including lapis lazuli zoomorphic beads; a stamp seal with couchant lion carved in the round and incuse animal design to base in ancient style; a banded agate bead; biconical bead and others. 43.4 grams total, 5-34 mm
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
