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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.
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Post Medieval Mixed Artefact Group
16th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: a decorative crotal bell retaining its pea; a tiered seal or weight; a finger ring decorated with foliate tendrils; a figure wearing period costume. 77.4 grams total, 19-50 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic. -
Post Medieval Brass Strap Loop with Coins
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Group of three silver coins mounted obverse-outwards on a tortoiseshell shank with brass suspension ring: Charles II sixpence; William III sixpence; Queen Anne shilling with parcel-gilt finish; two coins pierced. 15.4 grams, 81 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With a vibrant watercolour scene of female musicians and dancers performing for a noblewoman, seated beneath an ornate pavilion, a river meandering through a hilly landscape towards grand buildings beyond, panels of text above and below; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 782 grams, 37.5 x 26.2cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
