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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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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. -
Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Vessel
20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With barrel-shaped profile to the body, three radiating stub legs, scooped square handles, domed lid with annular handle; low-relief cloud pattern ornament; after the antique. 3.1 kg, 31 cm wide
Acquired from the London art market in the 2000s. -
South East Asian Style Carved Hair Section
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Carved in the round, loop of hair in a gusseted retaining band. 1.41 kg, 11.5 cm
From 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.
