Loading, please wait...
LOT 1871
Lapis Lazuli Necklace Bead Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1/8 in. (75 grams total, 4-6 mm).
Comprising hundreds of small tubular beads; each pierced longitudinally for stringing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Military Badge and Other Artefact Group
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mainly comprising various types of military badges, together with buttons, tags, and fittings, most decorated and/or bearing lettering. 158 grams total, 20-59 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. -
Post Medieval Bronze Initialled Mount Collection
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mainly comprising rectangular mounts with scalloped corners and mounting lugs to reverse, single initials including S; H; M; C and conjoined initials engraved in a variety of lettering styles. 500 grams total, 36-67 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. -
Elizabethan Period Ceramic Fire Brick Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £140
Comprising four bricks displaying raised designs: a crowned shield; two displaying armorials flanking an object with tiered base; facing male and female bust within roundels, swags around. 7.7 kg total, 13-14 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
These glazed stove or floor tiles are similar to the ones of the great hall and the Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace, made of ceramic, with a glaze to make it hard-wearing and washable. Not just the furnishings, but the palaces themselves were multi-coloured, with brick walls painted red, and exposed timbers in yellow, red, green and white.
