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LOT 2057
Ming Style Glazed Terracotta Archer
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (537 grams, 24 cm).
Modelled in the round on a square base, with separate posable head wearing a tall helmet with knop and feathers; black riding boots and cross-over robe beneath a mailcoat and armoured panels; painted facial features with clear eyes and eyebrows; hands supporting a curved bow by the neck and string. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Terracotta Head of a Bearded Man
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Hollow-formed with wavy hair and beard, trim moustache, mouth slightly open; mounted on a custom-made stand. 5.75 kg total, 33.5 cm including stand
Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12305-215650. -
Post Medieval Silver and Bronze Love Token Collection
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mixed group comprising of mostly silver issue coins, each worn flat and coin bent into a double-curved 's' profile for use as a token of love. 27.65 grams total, 19-25mm.
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector.
The custom of giving a bent coin as a love-token is known from the 17th century in England. The coins were usually smoothed to obliterate the monarch’s head and then bent twice; sometimes they were engraved with initials or symbols such as hearts or knots. If the sweetheart accepted the youth's advances, she kept the token; if not, she disposed of the coin. The tradition is referred to in the children's rhyme 'There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile, he found a crooked sixpence on a crooked stile.' -
Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
