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LOT 2001
German Military Pin and Badge Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 3/8 in. (64 grams total, 18-62 mm).
Including 'Deutscher Flotenverein', two-headed eagle and other designs. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Mixed Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: a Chinese cash coin; a polychrome glass gaming piece(?) with gold cap; a bead shaped as a pig; a turtle-shaped pendant; a stone sphere; a pipe bowl; and others. 198 grams total, 1.2-10.5 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Victorian Silver Skull Ring
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
D-section hop, the bezel formed as a skull with glass inserts in the eye-sockets. 5.08 grams, 25.79 mm overall, 18.5 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Ex private Warwick collection, 1980-2000. Acquired from an antique fair, Staffordshire, UK. Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection. -
Renaissance Gold Ring with Agate Cameo of the Presentation of Christ at Jerusalem
Italy, circa 1600 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Ellipsoid bezel with flange rim, inset cameo with a group of four adults holding an infant on a plinth; a rare subject for depiction. 8.91 grams, 24.68 mm overall, 19.41 x 17.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13152-248333.