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LOT 2011
Mixed Artefact Group
NEOLITHIC AND LATER, 6,000 B.P.-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 4 3/8 in. (272 grams total, 1.1-11 cm).
Comprising: a stone arrowhead; a stone blade section; five glass beads with 'eye' motifs; a pendant formed as a spoked wheel; a bone cross mount; two cut halves of a fossil ammonite. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
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Stuart Period Clasped Hands Ring
Circa 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a slender hoop with two clasping hands. 2.41 grams, 21.62 mm overall, 18.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval 'Love and Live Happily' Gold Posy Ring
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Inscribed to the inner face in an italic hand 'Love and [l]ive happily'. 2.17 grams, 19.85 mm overall, 17.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Silver Snuff Box Set with Agate Intaglio of Saint Jerome
Italy, 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Decorated with a repeating motif of acanthus leaves and facing masks of Bacchus; lid of set with an agate intaglio of Saint Jerome kneeling before a crucifix within a rope-twist and dog's tooth border, surrounded by leafy swags on a pounced field; old collector's label 'Walecki Collection 207006' to inner lid. 52.7 grams, 53 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
