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LOT 2009
Gas / Petrol Station Original Poster Sign
1920-1940 A.D.
30 x 20 in. (22 grams, 76.2 x 50.6 cm).
White coarse paper poster with red printed warning notice for a petrol station; to foot 'copies from Simpsons the Printers, Friar Gate, Derby'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
'Simpsons the Printers' was a local printing company specialising in postcards and photographic materials, active until the early 1960s.
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LOT 2009
Gas / Petrol Station Original Poster Sign
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Diamond Locket Ring Set with Emerald Intaglio of Amor, God of Love, Playing Diaulos
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Comprising a segmented hoop with scroll-shaped shoulders, a hinged oval bezel with a secret compartment, and a bezel decorated with twelve cut diamonds around a central green stone intaglio of a winged Amor standing on a prora playing a diaulos 5.82 grams, 23.60 mm overall, 16.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Gold Pendant with Glass Head
19th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
In low-relief, facing bust with braided band to his brow and bunch of grapes to each temple. 11.5 grams, 44 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Stuart Period Clasped Hands Ring
Circa 17th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a rectangular-section hoop and the bezel formed as clasped hands with ribbed cuffs. 3.37 grams, 22.97 mm overall, 18.85 x 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
