Loading, please wait...
LOT 1791
Elizabethan Period Ceramic Fire Brick Group
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 5 1/2 in. (7.1 kg total, 13-14 cm).
Each displaying a design in relief: a crowned shield; worn design featuring a central lozenge; two facing figures; two armorials with raised designs flanking an object with a tiered base. [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.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a quantity of small beads, in mixed shapes, colours and materials, including seven tumble-polished turquoise; each pierced for stringing. 115 grams total, 2-20 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Post Medieval Silver and Bronze Artefact Group
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: a sterling silver butterfly brooch; a stamped silver mount; brooch designed with an openwork heart behind bird holding a spray of flowers, pin absent, silver marks to reverse; a button or other clothes fitting featuring a scalloped circumference and nacre disc with whorl design at centre, loop to edge; buckle plate with both arms formed as lions heads. 48 grams total, 21-71 mm
Found Hampshire, UK. -
Georgian Silver 'LOYALTE NE PEUR' Ring with Animals
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Solid bar with French inscription 'LOYALTE NE PEUR' for 'LOYALTY NOT FEAR' to the exterior between a fox, bird, squirrel and an ant; tree-like maker's mark to the interior. 10.32 grams, 24.89 mm overall, 19.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
Ex Sussex, UK, private collection. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
