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LOT 2046
Khmer Brown Glazed Elephant Lime Pot
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (597 grams, 12.6 cm).
Bulbous in profile with four stub legs and broad flared mouth, applied detailing of an elephant's head with extended trunk and vents to the ears, lateral saddle detailing forming the handles, looped tail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Bronze and Other Artefact Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Including a vessel lid, barbed and tanged arrowhead and other items. 922 grams total, 3.9-13.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Jadeite Roundel and Pendant with 'Rubies' and Other Cabochons
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Each with applied wire tendrils and cabochon glass and synthetic rubies. 110 grams total, 77-87 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman. -
Georgian Silver 'And The Word Was Made Flesh, And Dwelt Among Us' Iconographic Ring
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Flat-section hoop with incised design including cross in vesica, Calvary with cross, nimbate figure; legend in blackletter miniscule with vertical superscript slashes 'ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST ET HAVITAVIT IN NOBIS ('And The Word Was Made Flesh, And Dwelt Among Us'). 9.55 grams, 20.34 mm overall, 17.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
