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LOT 2485
Glazed Bellarmine Pottery Fragment Collection Including Faces
GERMANY, 16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 4 3/8 in. (880 grams total, 2-11 cm).
Mixed group of fragments, including a neck fragment showing the majority of the face decoration, some with inked collector's notes with find locations. [30, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 2485
Glazed Bellarmine Pottery Fragment Collection Including Faces
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Chinese Han Dynasty Style Painted Terracotta Court Lady
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Opening Bid: £5
Standing erect on a rectangular base, with dressed hair and wearing an open-fronted robe and riding boots; arms folded within the sleeves clasping her hands to her chest. 1.24 kg, 37.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Bedouin Silver-Coloured Ring with Scorpion Gemstone
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The hoop decorated with pellets, a tall hemi-spherical bezel set with a lapis lazuli intaglio bearing a scorpion motif. 10.19 grams, 31.37 mm overall, 17.73 x 15.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Belgian Rimfire Pistol
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An antique Belgian-manufactured single-shot rimfire pocket pistol, the action with a separately hinged loading gate and single-action hammer with spur trigger; Liege proof marks; mechanism does not hold cock. 127 grams, 12.5 cm
Acquired on UK art market; previously in a Nottinghamshire, UK, collection. Ex property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the Firearms Act, 1968, to be held as a curiosity or ornament. No license required but buyer must be over 18 years of age.
These small calibre, cheap and often quite crudely made pocket pistols (sometimes known as 'Saturday Night Specials') were popular in the late 19th century as weapons for personal defence; large numbers were made in Europe.
