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LOT 2472
Georgian II Silver Swagger Stick Top of George Witherden
DATED 1740 A.D.
1 in. (1.84 grams, 26 mm).
Discoid in plan with foliate rim pierced for attachment, reserved band enclosing a rider in profile on a pounced field; legend to the band 'GEORGE WITHERDEN 1740'.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s-1980s.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
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LOT 2472
Georgian II Silver Swagger Stick Top of George Witherden
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Egyptian Style Reproduction Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: composition bust of Nefertiti on stand; large scarab with symbols to underside; small scarab with cartouche to underside. 574 grams total, 4.2-16.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Tudor Silver-Gilt Ball-Headed Dress Pin
Circa 1500-1600 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
The tapering pin bent to a right-angle, the spherical pinhead composed of two hemispheres and separated by a raised medial band, both hemispheres with filigree rings with a central pellet, additional pellets filling the space between the filigree borders. 2.26 grams, 38 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK, on 12th March 2023; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference number 2023T305, disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the finder. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-C82813. -
Post Medieval Enamelled Gold Recusant 'Death’s-Head' Memento Mori Ring
England, late 16th–early 17th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
With an octagonal bezel centred by a white enamel skull against a black enamel ground, the interior of the hoop engraved in italic script: 'OREMUS PRO FIDELIBUS DEFUNCTIS' for 'Let us pray for the faithful departed'. 3.43 grams, 19.44 mm overall, 16.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13509-263388.
The prayer for the faithful departed gives the ring its Catholic devotional character.
