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LOT 2164
Gemstone Collection
20TH CENTURY AD.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (17 grams total, 9-21 mm).
Mainly discoid and ellipsoid cloisons with intaglio designs including mythical beast, profile bust and other types. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Medieval Style Gold Signet Ring with Knight on Horseback
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Substantial hoop with discoid bezel, low-relief figure of a charging horseman; in 10th century A.D. Italian style. 12.2 grams, 25.06 mm overall, 18.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired in France in the 1990s. Property of a North American gallery. -
Bronze Statue of 'Primitive Man'
German, early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Naturalistically modelled in the round standing astride a rocky outcrop, barefoot and nude apart from a loincloth strung from the waist, resting a club on his muscular shoulders; likely produced for illustrative or anthropological academic purposes. 7.5 kg, 44 cm
Private collection, England. -
Tudor 'Published' Bronze Clothes Fastener Collection
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including hooked tags and loops in a variety of styles; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series and Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD 1840. 37.3 grams total, 22-35 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
