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LOT 1964
Mixed Stone Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1 5/8 - 2 3/4 in. (778 grams total, 41-71 mm including stand).
Including columnar, tongue-shaped, anthropomorphic and other types each on a ceramic base. [7, 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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Medieval Style Solid Silver Jewelled Crown
2014 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
A hand-crafted silver crown with fleur-de-lys and cruciform upstands with inset cabochons, rolled rim with band of pointillé above; assayed November 2014; supplied with explanatory note from the maker, the potter Billy Biles, who held the record for pot-throwing. 279 grams, 19.5 cm
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Gold Proto-Celtic Style Shield-Shaped Mount
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
An oval repoussé plate in 6th-4th century B.C. style with nine concentric circles surrounded by a pearled edge, eight lateral palmettes and a beaded outer edge. 3.00 grams, 52 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Elizabethan Bronze Ring with Green Cabochon
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With a flat-section hoop widening at the shoulders with incised linear lines radiating from the bezel; circular collet set with a green glass cabochon and secured with claws. 7.18 grams, 27.43 mm overall, 17.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
Found at Penllyn, Vale of Glamorgan, UK. From the collection of a Caerphilly, UK, gentleman formed since 1990. Accompanied by a copy of a museum report with reference no.NMGWPA 2005.27.
