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LOT 1529
Late Roman Iron Horse Bit
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (233 grams, 13.5 cm).
Curb-bit comprising two horizontal lateral bars with attachment points for the reins and bridle, U-shaped high-port and tongue-bar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. similar in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under Object Number: 42.50.497.
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Vietnamese Officer's Iron Sword with Scabbard
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The curved blade with corrugation below the spine, narrowing tip, applied collar at the ricasso; pierced discoid guard, curved grip with decorated sleeve; lacquered scabbard with silver fittings; Vietnamese name lightly inscribed on hilt. 967 grams total, 93 cm including scabbard
Acquired in 2008. Property of a Kent, UK, private collector. -
Royal Hampshire Volunteers Silver-Plated Button
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Silver-plated military button bearing the legend 'ROYAL HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS' around a crown; loop to reverse. 2.18 grams, 17 mm
Found Waltham St. Lawrence, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-0A5A9A.
From the PAS Report: 'Similar recorded examples have 'I. Nutting' backmark (without '& Son') which indicates a manufacture date of c.1794-1802 ('& Son' being added in 1803, dropped again c1820 when the father died).' The story of the unit is difficult to determine. 'The Volunteer & Militia lists for 1794,1796, 1797, 1799, 1800 & 1801 have all been checked and no unit of this title is listed. Also the Parliamentary Return for December 9th & 13th, 1803 which lists many units that didn't make it into the April 1804 War Office List have been searched, again no such unit is listed. There were a few infantry volunteer regiments raised c1780-1783 as so many of the regular regiments were fighting in the War of American Independence, 'Royal Lancasters Volunteers' was one such that is listed, but there is no mention of one for Hampshire.' -
Western Asiatic Polished Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Piriform in profile with drilled socket expanding towards the narrower end. 404 grams, 76 mm
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