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LOT 0429
Gold Ring with Carnelian Cabochon
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.65 grams, 27.52 mm overall, 16.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
The hoop carinated, kidney-shaped cabochon held in a claw setting with engraved scalloped border.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Roman Style Marble Torso with Lionskin
19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Modelled as a muscular nude torso with lionskin draped over the left shoulder. 508 grams, 14 cm
Acquired in the 1980s. From an interesting European collection of marbles. Property of a European gentleman.
Probably intended to depict Hercules, who customarily wore a lionskin. -
Post Medieval Iron Kidney Dagger with Replacement Handle and Sheath
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
The tapering blade with a single cutting edge; replica leather scabbard decorated with 'fleur de lys' and wooden handle with bulbous guard and pommel. 229 grams, 36.5 cm long
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
The term 'ballock dagger' was used in medieval times to describe a dagger with a grip bearing a considerable resemblance to a phallic symbol. It was also called 'kidney dagger' during the Victorian times. The constant characteristic is the presence of two roundish and symmetrical bulbs at the guard, with the grip itself emerging upward between them and flaring slightly towards the top, sometimes being surmounted by a cap. -
Stained Glass Panel of a City Landscape
Northern France, probably Champagne, circa 1520-1530 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Irregular panel depicting a section of fortified town wall with gate, towers and loopholes, church and other buildings; lowering clouds above; framed with lead cames with two suspension loops. 223 grams, 22 cm wide
with De Baecque Vente Aux Enchere, 5 March 2022, no.52.
