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LOT 2494
Large Renaissance Gilt Bronze Floral Belt Plate
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (28 grams, 50 mm).
Tongue-shaped plaque with integral loop on the short edge; high-relief reef-knot in thick wire with applied texture, rosette to centre and raised studs; void to the rear to accept a decorative fabric panel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 2494
Large Renaissance Gilt Bronze Floral Belt Plate
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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Antique Brass Bowl with Dragon and Peacock
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Drum-shaped body with everted flange to the rim and tapering footring; guilloche to the rim, running key motif to the shoulder and foot, quadrant circle amulet and other motifs at the base; median field with cloud pattern background, advancing dragon and bird in flight. 1.65 kg, 23.9 cm wide
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Stuart Period Gold and Enamel Ring with Citrine-Coloured Table-Cut Paste
England, mid-17th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Set with a vivid orange-yellow table-cut paste in a raised octagonal collet, turquoise-coloured enamel decorating the bezel; the hoop chased with diagonal ornament, with remains of light-blue enamel. 2.58 grams, 22.63 mm overall, 17.40 x 15.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.
The projecting collet and table-cut paste belong to the seventeenth-century tradition of enamelled gemstone and imitation gem rings.
