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LOT 1939
Georgian Bronze Weight Collection
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 in. (196 grams total, 33-51 mm).
A nest of graduated discoid weights stamped with various letters and marks. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising two designs in relief: three horses in an enclosure; two felines grappling with each other. 1.24 kg total, 9.4 x 10 - 9.5 x 10.4 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The tile production increases in the second half of the sixteenth century and during the following centuries. The fragments discovered from various localities (pot-tiles, rectangular, triangular and trapezoidal panels, open-work crest tiles) were all produced in regional workshops, from the end of the 15th century or at the beginning of the 16th century. They all had diverse decorative motifs, mainly animals and geometrical or vegetal combinations, almost all of them singular finds for this study area. -
Corinthian Style Aryballos with Human-Headed Bird
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £286
Bulbous-bodied with a short neck, deep rim and strap handle; polychrome roundels to the mouth, spots to the rim and shoulder, black figure harpy with the head of a mature man and body of a bird, wheel motif to the base; accompanied by a display stand. 139 grams total, 95 mm high including stand
Ex Norfolk, UK, collection. Ex Moore Antiquities, West Sussex, UK, in the 1990s. Accompanied by an old Moore Antiquities cataloguing display card with reference no.1915. -
Racing Horse Owner's Jewel with Diamonds
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
An 'Essex Crystal' depicting a galloping race horse with jockey dressed in blue and white silks with yellow cap, housed in it's original leather box from 'J. Moore, Watchmaker & Jeweller, 18 Corn Market, Derby'. 6.03 grams, 21.30 mm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11911-204599.