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LOT 1986
Figural Stone Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 5 1/4 in. (1.09 kg total, 5-13.3 cm).
Including a crouching female carved in the round and a head with drilled eyes mounted on a ceramic base. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Stone Objet d'Art
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising two linked bulbs, one with a recess and circular vent, gussetted connecting collar. 3.59 kg, 25.2 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Victorian Boxed Cigar Machine Patent with Royal Seal
Dated 1st December 1874Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Parchment patent document made out to William Robert Lake, numbered 4561-75, for 'improvements in machinery for manufacturing cigars', with attached original patent seal of Queen Victoria housed in a metal discoid lidded container; the whole in a lined wooden box with hinged lid and locking mechanism, with the royal arms in gilt on the lid. 1.52 kg, 29 x 22.2 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Vessel
20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With flared base, bulbous body and flared neck, circumferential band to the equator, taotie mask to each shoulder with suspension ring, domed lid with stylised dragons; after the antique 3 kg, 35 cm high
Acquired from the London art market in the 2000s.
