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LOT 1974
Multi-Coloured Glass Bead Necklace Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
20 - 33 1/2 in. (117 grams total, 51-85 cm long).
Consisting of ten restrung necklaces of varying lengths, most composed of blue glass beads, including examples with polychrome decoration. [10]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Large Stuart Period Gold Heraldic Signet Ring with 'Scottish Rothesay Family' Arms
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
With a D-section hoop flaring out to an oval bezel bearing the engraved incuse arms 'party per fess, two fleurs-de-lys and chequy (in four rows of six pieces)' with bird-head crest above and foliate tendrils at sides. 14.20 grams, 24.10 mm overall, 20.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)
From a 1990s private collection. Property of a European gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11907-205633.
While linking this ring firmly to a branch of a family requires further research, the combination of two fleurs-de-lys with a partial chequy in a coat of arms is connected to the badge of the Rothesay Herald of Arms and also to the Dukes of Rothesay, sons of the Kings of Scotland and with the dukedom first conferred on David, eldest son of Robert III, in 1398 A.D. and the office of Herald passing down to the present day; the arms on this ring could perhaps be connected to this dukedom or office. -
Carnelian Bead Necklace
19th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of graduated polished carnelian beads of mainly biconical and annular form; hook and eye clasp. 36.2 grams, 53 cm long
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P.R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. -
Victorian Set of Balance Scales and Weights
19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
In a velvet-lined wooden case with brass snap-hinges; balance arm with handle and gnomon, two dished pans on chains; stand with screw-thread to base; socket with brass cap and threaded central hole; steel tweezers; seven brass cup weights marked as 1GM, 2 x 2GM, 5GM, 2 x 10GM, 20 GM; plastic case with milligram weights: 500, 2 x 200, 100, 50, 2 x 20, 10, 5, 2 x 2. 477 grams total, 23 x 14 cm including box
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
