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LOT 1978
Mixed Stone Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 1/2 - 4 3/4 in. (1.24 kg total, 4-12 cm including stand).
Including a dog's head modelled in the round; a small tripod vessel; a hammerstone and other items, some mounted on display stands. [8, 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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Post Medieval Bronze Key and Thimble Collection
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Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Floral Design
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With lateral spurs and stepped shoulders, the bezel an octofoil with raised hexafoil motif and pellets. 11.08 grams, 25.60 mm overall, 19.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Bronze Age Replica Axehead Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Museum replicas of three axes curated in the Salisbury Museum: Palstave, flanged, and flat-axe types, the latter mounted on a wooden shaft. 505 grams total, 10.8-33.5 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA8, BA9, BA10; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
