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LOT 2234
Georgian Brass Cup Weight Group
DATED 1826 A.D.
2 1/4 in. (468 grams, 57 mm).
A group of nesting weights, stamped in descending order with '8 TROY OZ' to the rim and two stamps with 1826 above a portcullis to the inside base, '4 OZ' and similar stamps to the inside base, '2 OZ' and similar stamps to the inside base, '1 OZ' with two portcullis stamps to inside base, no date above. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1970s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Chinese Style Hardstone Plaque
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Rectangular bifacial plaque with hole for suspension; obverse with scrolled ornament to upper edge, reserved characters in four columns; reverse with figures in a landscape with a tree. 46 grams, 61 mm
From a Parisian collection, 1980-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Tudor Period Lead 'Hornbook' Writing Aid
Circa 1500-1633 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
A Tudor or Stuart period lead-alloy 'hornbook': incomplete rectangular plaque with small rectangular handle; bearing raised, moulded text on the obverse with hatched forms between four registers, which frame the letters of the alphabet 'ABCDE/FG[reversed]HIKL/MNOPq/RST[VW]XYZ'; low-relief octofoil in centre to the reverse. 51 grams, 75 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The letter 'U' has been omitted from the alphabet as is common with such objects, as has the letter 'J', suggesting that the book was produced prior to the publication of Charles Butler's English Grammar (1633) which first distinguished between I and J. The letter Z is reversed. Hornbooks were employed as learning aids and commonly made from paper mounted onto wood together with a transparent sheet of horn. Smaller, more portable lead-alloy examples such as this one are generally believed to have been mass produced, whilst still falling within the genre of 'hornbooks'. Interestingly, some scholars have argued that the mistakes and inconsistencies found on lead examples rendered them less effective learning tools, used as children's toys in families with low levels of literacy, or possibly serving as dolls' accessories. -
Silver Ring with Decorated Shoulders
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With a flat-section wide hoop, decorative shoulders with foliate scrolls, shield-shaped bezel. 4.22 grams, 23.37 mm overall, 20.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)
From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
