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LOT 2364
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
20 1/2 in. (85 grams, 52 cm).
Composed of large tabular beads interspersed with small annular beads, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 2364
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Victorian Photo Album Book
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With a leather spine and lacquered covers with leaf motifs and a brass clasp, inside with recessed cardboard mounts. 478 grams, 14.7 x 12.5 cm
Private collection, London, UK. -
Post Medieval Bronze Lion Head Mount
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Leaf-shaped with a lion's facial detailing framed by a curly mane, a heart-shaped finial and a pierced ribbed collar to the top. 83.4 grams, 93 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Post Medieval Ship's Bronze Caulking Wedge
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular in section with broad tip and rear edge. 373 grams, 96 mm
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
Such tools were used to drive caulking materials (horsehair, pitch, hemp rope, etc.) into the gaps between the strakes of ships.
