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LOT 1999
Georgian Jewelled White Metal Shoe Buckle
18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (19.6 grams, 48 mm).
Comprising a rectangular body, likely silver plate, displaying cut paste. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Post Medieval Gold And Gemstone Brooch
19th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £889
Set with a central cut and polished topaz surrounded by five cut rubies and five cut emeralds with good colour; catchplate remaining to reverse. 5.27 grams, 23 mm
From the private collection of an Epping, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an original valuation by Henry Little & Son, Lancaster, dated 22 April 1974 (£400). This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.201206. -
Post Medieval Silver Retainer's Badge
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Heraldic crest comprising a torque and vine-leaf circlet, nude upper body of a man blowing a horn. 8.47 grams, 25 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Embroidery Sampler
Dated 1831 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Framed and glazed with wire for suspension to the reverse; the sampler reads: 'Religion should our thoughts engage / Amidst our youthful bloom / Twill fit us for declining age / and for the awful tomb / Frances Todd / Aged 11 years / 1831'. 1.6 kg, 47 x 39 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. East Anglian private collection.
This verse is quoted from 'Religion Is The Chief Concern', from John Fawcett's, Hymns Adapted to the Circumstances of Public Worship and Private Devotion, 1782.
