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LOT 1258
Large Ceremonial Iron Lock and Key
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 - 13 1/4 in. (1.42 kg, 21.7-33.5 cm).
Substantial lock with spiked locking bar and mechanism; separate flat-section key with voided shank.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 1258
Large Ceremonial Iron Lock and Key
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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West Central Asian Bronze Piglet-Shaped Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Shaped as a standing piglet with a loop on the reverse, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 39 x 24 x 12mm. This has the shape of piglet standing. it has a flat compartmented face, and a slightly convex back on which is mounted a short loop handle. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is covered with incrustation, which could be removed. The metal appears to be in good condition, and this is a fascinating piece.' 15.1 grams, 38 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered R-479, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Western Asiatic Stone Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £56
With a broad squat body with carination and a flat rim to the mouth; basal ring. 396 grams, 11.6 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s. -
Achaemenid Blue and Green Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of mixed beads, including oblate, spherical, and other beads, restrung. 19.1 grams, 44.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.
