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LOT 2508
Large Post Medieval Bronze Rumbler Bell with 'R W' Initials for Robert Wells of Aldbourne
1755-1798 A.D.
2 3/4 in. (168 grams, 71 mm).
Complete and in working order with bronze 'pea', low-relief radiating petal motif and raised rib to the equator with 'R' and 'W' both between annulets, for makers Robert Wells and his son from a foundry at Aldbourne. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2508
Large Post Medieval Bronze Rumbler Bell with 'R W' Initials for Robert Wells of Aldbourne
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Style Rock Crystal Gaming Piece Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising three matching domed gaming pieces in graduated sizes. 48 grams total, 21-30 mm
Private collection, London, UK. -
Renaissance Carved Marble Relief Medallion of Prudence
Probably South German, possibly Nuremberg, circa 1540–1600 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A circular relief medallion carved with two opposed, conjoined profiles: an elderly bearded man facing left and a young woman facing right, representing Prudence, or Prudentia, in janiform form, combining memory and experience with foresight. 22.85 grams, 56 mm
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.
The subject belongs to the Renaissance tradition of allegorical medallions and plaquettes. A closely related representation of Prudence is in Peter Flötner’s Nuremberg series of the Virtues, made circa 1540–1546. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Prudence. -
Tudor Period Bronze Ring with Ship
16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Disc bezel with pointillé border enclosing a three-masted sailing ship in profile. 6.33 grams, 22.13 mm overall, 17.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
