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LOT 2095
Elizabethan Period Ceramic Fire Brick Group
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 5 5/8 in. (5.9 kg total, 12.8-14.2 cm).
Each differently sized and displaying a design in relief, including fleurs with heraldic lions within a decorative border, shell over cartouche with border of scrolling foliage, vegetal and other worn motifs. [4]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. similar specimen in the British Museum, inventory no.OA.9377.
FootnotesThese glazed stove or floor tiles are similar to the ones of the great hall and the Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace, made of ceramic, with a glaze to make it hard wearing and washable. Not just the furnishings, but the palaces themselves were multi-coloured, with brick walls painted red, and exposed timbers in yellow, red, green and white.
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Mixed Artefact Replica Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Composed of items replicating ancient artefacts from a variety of time periods and cultures, including Egyptian faience scarab and shabti amulet; Near Eastern stone stamp and cylinder seals, animal amulets and figural beads; Roman eagle pin with eagle finial; together with other items including a finger ring, model head and large figural plaque. 310 grams total, 1.3-12.9 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With watercolour scene composed of five women entertaining Shiva in the form of a Linga beneath a canopy, one woman seated next to a cushion, another seated playing an instrument, one standing holding a plate or bowl, landscape beyond, panel of text above and below; set in a glazed wooden frame. 508 grams, 27.3 x 24.7 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Large Ceramic Bellarmine Crest and Pipe Bowl Group
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The bellarmine fragment displaying the majority of an oval crest featuring a coat of arms within a geometric border; three complete pipe bowls: one formed as a male head wearing a turban; one decorated with foliage; one showing castle-like structures and with marks to the foot. 273 grams total, 3.5-15 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
