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LOT 2042
Mixed Terracotta Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 - 7 1/2 in. (2.06 kg total, 9.7-19 cm including stand).
Including standing figures with arms outstretched, hollow-formed perching bird and other types. [5, 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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Large Georgian Bronze Trade Weight
Late 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Discoid in plan with recess to upper face, stamped markings including dagger, crowned G and others. 453 grams, 70 mm
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
Tibetan Style Gilt Bronze Ritual Dagger
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With three radiating crowned heads, horse-head finial, scooped blade below. 585 grams, 27 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Italian gentleman living in Essex. -
Post Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Collection
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Cruciform and other pendants with low-relief text to one or both faces. 550 grams total, 21-54 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.