Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String with Pendant

Including a toy lamb, spindle whorls, a model guitar and other items. 430 grams total, 14-71 mm



Found Tyne and Wear, UK. This lot is for UK buyers only, not for export.

Comprising a large hoop with a cut-cornered bezel engraved with a wheat sheaf flanked by the initials P and H. 9.51 grams, 24.71 mm overall, 21.03 x 17.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)



Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13488-263468.

The family name of the coat of arms with the owner’s initials P and H cannot be identified, but it is possibly German. The garb of wheat, often simply called a ‘garb’ in heraldry, is a bound sheaf of grain and one of the most recognisable agricultural charges in coats of arms. Its traditional meaning is abundance, fertility, harvest, prosperity, and the honest reward of labour. Because wheat was a staple crop, the garb often points to a family connection with farming, landholding, milling, food supply, or rural prosperity. In heraldic terminology, it may be shown in gold to emphasise wealth and ripeness, or in natural colours to stress its agricultural character.

Glazed ceramic with hollow reverse, incised 'II / R / 0200 / Austria'; applied loops as fringe and ringlets, crimped eyebrows, voided eyes, suspension cord. 640 grams, 21 cm



Rudolf Knorlein (1902-1988). London private collection, 2016.