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LOT 1913
Mixed Bronze and Lead Statuette Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 - 5 in. (591 grams total, 6.7-12.8 cm).
Including a rat with child rider, perching eagle, hare and other types. [5, 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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Framed Artefact Collection
Circa 18th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13
A mixed group of artefacts mainly comprising coins, buttons and buckles, artfully arranged into the shape of a house with smoke billowing from the chimney, the sun emerging from behind a cloud; framed and glazed. 2.1 kg, 43.5 x 43.5 cm
Fine condition.
The contents found Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, UK, by Ken Burrell whilst searching with a metal detector, since 2010. -
Post Medieval Gold Posy Ring with Garnet
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Slender shank with the vestiges of a posy inscription internally, square bezel forming a cell with granule cluster to each lateral face; with a later cabochon garnet gemstone. 1.56 grams, 23.33 mm overall, 18.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe, 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired by the previous owner's father in the early 1990s. Property of a Warwickshire, UK, collector. -
Tudor Period Silver 'Harmony' Marriage Posy Ring
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Substantial D-section segmented hoop and stepped bezel; ellipsoid plaque with two busts flanking a cross; equal-arm cross below each shoulder, mane in fede clasped hands to the centre and flanking ellipsoid panels with 'OMO' and 'NIA' legend for omonia (Greek, meaning 'agreement, harmony'). 5.93 grams, 25.94 mm overall, 19.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.