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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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Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Vessel
20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With flared base, bulbous body and flared neck, circumferential band to the equator, taotie mask to each shoulder with suspension ring, domed lid with stylised dragons; after the antique 3 kg, 35 cm high
Acquired from the London art market in the 2000s. -
'The Framlingham Manor' Tudor Gold 'FOR EVER ORE NEVER' Wreath Posy Ring
1550-1650 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Flat-section hoop with low-relief pellets and banding to the outer face imitating a wreath; inner face with incised legend in seriffed capitals 'FOR EVER ORE NEVER'. 1.39 grams, 15.72 mm overall, 13.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Framlingham, Suffolk, UK, on Saturday 26th August 2023, by Mr Pepper; declared as Treasure and subsequently disclaimed. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-3FCA89. Accompanied by a copy of the Treasure report for H M Coroner from Framlingham, Suffolk, no.2023T946.
The find spot, Framlingham in Suffolk, is the site of Framlingham Castle which was once the stronghold of the powerful Dukes of Norfolk. The present structure dates to 1148 AD but may have replaced an earlier burh from pre-Conquest times. It has had royal associations for centuries, and Mary Tudor (the daughter of Henry VIII by his first wife, Catherine of Aragon) was proclaimed Queen of England at the castle in 1553, the first woman to accede to the throne of England in her own right. -
Tudor Period Silver Fede Clasped Hands Marriage Ring
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With bezel formed as two clasped hands with flanking lobes to the cuffs. 1.66 grams, 21.08 mm overall, 18.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
