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LOT 1857
Mixed Copper-Alloy Artefact Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1/4 - 6 1/8 in. (2.7 kg total, 0.8-15.7 cm).
Comprising complete and fragmentary items including: furniture fittings; keys; axe head; coins; buckles; musket balls; jewellery and other miscellaneous items. [100+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Painted Hardwood Statue of Leda and the Swan
Circa 1800 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Worked in the round from deciduous wood, a classical composition seated on a cloud base, polychrome paint. 3.1 kg, 41.5 cm high
From a German collection. Ex Nagel auctions, Stuttgart, Germany. -
Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball Group
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including spent examples; of various gauges; together with at least one other type of bullet. 4.9 kg total, 1-19 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Seljuk Style Gold Ring with Glass Cabochon
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Ellipsoid bezel with claw setting for a polychrome glass bead, lion motif to the underside, stud beneath the hoop; glass cabochon possibly an ancient glass bead made by folding melting glass. 6.63 grams, 30.60 mm overall, 18.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.