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LOT 2115
Gilt Framed Set of Historical Prints
19TH CENTURY A.D.
12 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (2.3 kg total, 32.5 x 24.5 cm each).
A set of four framed and glazed historical prints: Sir Francis Drake, engraved by S. Freeman, published London, 1829, by Harding & Lepard; Sir Walter Raleigh, engraved by H. Robinson, published London, 1829, by Harding & Lepard; Spencer Compton, engraved by H. Robinson, published London, 1834, by Harding & Lepard; Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, engraved by H.T. Ryall, published London, 1830, by Harding & Lepard. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Post Medieval Silver Ring Group
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Theriaca 'Venice Triacle' Lead Box Lid
Italy, Venice, 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Discoid in plan with lip to underside, central low-relief motif of a laureate and draped Roman-style bust with a nimbate lion of St. Mark, within a band inscribed 'TERIACA F ALLA TESTA DORO IN VENET'; all within outer band containing laurel wreath. 31 grams, 45 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Theriaca or ‘Venice treacle’ was a medicinal compound used since the time of Mithradates VI of Pontus as an antidote against any poisonous bite.
