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LOT 1909
Mixed Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 11 3/8 in. (920 grams total, 2.8-29 cm).
Including: ceramic ewer with three loop handles to the shoulder, miniature bowls, plates and other vessels, glazed thimble and other items. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Religious Glazed Plaque
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Formed as an inverted pelta-shaped panel with lateral lobes forming a wreath framing the tondo with high-relief Mary and infant Jesus beneath a cross; pierced for suspension; repaired. 131 grams, 15.7 cm
From the private collection of Victor Brox, UK. -
Inscribed Gemstone
Mid 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid in plan with notched border, inscription in five panels around a square motif with radiating arms. 4.5 grams, 25 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Wall Map of the Americas by Covens & Mortier
Amsterdam, circa 1750 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Displaying the western hemisphere from Greenland in the north-east to New Zealand in the south-west; based on an earlier French map by De L'Isle; showing extensive detail in general but only sparse information north of California as is common for maps of this era; showing some 17th century discoveries in the Pacific Ocean (including an early depiction of New Zealand), tracks of voyages by explorers etc. 61.5 grams, 53.2 x 65.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Scottish private collection.
