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LOT 2100
Group of Seals and Scaraboids
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/4 in. (78 grams total, 15-33 mm).
Including scarab with figural scene and legend to underside, plano-convex type with wreath, perching bird and legend, and other types; after the antique. [6]
ProvenanceFrom the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2100
Group of Seals and Scaraboids
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Miscellaneous Vintage Pin Badge Collection
Circa 1980s A.D. and laterEstimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including 'Chile Vencera', 'Was the last owner of your coat murdered?' and other types. 41 grams total, 25-63 mm
From the private collection of a S.W. London gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Heraldic Limestone Plaque with Lion
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rectangular in plan with reserved border, heater shield with coronet above, heraldic lion rampant. 15.3 kg, 40 x 30 cm
Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Style 'Billy and Charley' Lead Alloy Shadwell Type Shrine Forgery
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Vesica-shaped diptych with standing nimbate Mary and child; openwork panel with mail-clad knight wearing a plumed helmet; believed to be by William Smith and Charles Eaton, 'dated' 1006 A.D. 241 grams total, 16 cm
Received from the curator of Leeds Museum by descent, circa mid 1980s. Ex property of a Yorkshire lady. From the private collection of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
"Billy and Charlies", also known as the Shadwell forgeries, refer to a very extensive series of fake antiquities made in Victorian London by William Smith (Billy) and Charles Eaton (Charley). They were mudlarks who searched the Thames for items of value. William Edwards, a London antique dealer, made Billy's acquaintance around 1845, and he met Charley some years later. He paid them for items of interest that they found. Billy and Charley earned money from this until 1857, when they decided to counterfeit antiquities. They cast objects from lead or pewter, cutting dies into plaster of Paris moulds with nails and knives, and bathing the finished items in acid to simulate aging. Their commonest products were medallions, but others included daggers, statuettes, ampullae and even small shrines; as they were both illiterate the inscriptions on many of the objects are nonsense. They sold their forgeries to very prominent collectors of the time who thought they were genuine. Eventually, due to the large volume of objects that were appearing on the market, they were arrested and tried at court though they could not be found guilty of any crime at the time. They were released and carried on producing fakes but their style of manufacture had become well known and they eventually disappeared from history.
