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LOT 2183
Gemstone Collection
20TH CENTURY AD.
3/8 - 1 in. (25.1 grams total, 11-25 mm).
Mainly discoid and ellipsoid plaques in carnelian and other materials, with incuse images including profile bust, perching bird and others; after the antique. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Chinese Archaic Style Bronze Vessel
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In the form of a standing dog with broad neck and partially covered mouth, strap handle to rear of the neck, squat body with curved plate to the rear; low-relief meander patterns. 3.85 kg, 36.5 cm high
Ex West Country collection, UK, 1970-1990s. -
Gemstone Collection
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a female bust, biga on a baseline, erotic scene, kneeling figure (abraded); each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.94 grams total, 11-19 mm
Private collection, England. -
Cased Georgian and Later Clay Pipe Collection
1840-1910 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Collection of mainly white-clay moulded smoking pipes; many with a caricature head forming the bowl, such as a bearded man or a lady wearing a bonnet; also a child's toy pipe and cigarette holders; mounted in a felt-lined glazed wooden display case; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. 4.85 kg total, 65 x 36.5 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
