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LOT 2374
Neo-Classical Heraldic Bifacial Chalcedony Gemstone
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.15 grams, 25 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan, obverse with bearded profile bust and crown above, reverse with heraldic achievement with heater shield, supporters and mantle beneath a crown; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 2374
Neo-Classical Heraldic Bifacial Chalcedony Gemstone
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Tudor Bronze Skillet Handle with 'Fear God x Thomas Hatch'
1575-1599 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Roughly rectangular in shape, tapering slightly towards the terminal, part of the wall and rim of the vessel remaining attached to the handle; on the upper side of the handle between two beaded borders an inscription cast in high relief thought to read '[FE]Ar(lis?)GOD+TAMAS.hACh'. 147 grams, 12.7 cm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-4C5F3B.
Thomas Hatch, was a foundry master known to have signed his wares 'TAMAS hACh', and is thought to have been operating between 1575 and 1599 (Butler and Green, 2003,72-73) at Broomfield in Kent. Although no Thomas Hatch's is known to include the phrase 'FEAR GOD', an example is known by Edmund Giles, thought to be Hatch's apprentice (Butler and Green, 2003, 69 and 73). -
Roman to Post Medieval Glass Artefact Group
1st-20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large group of glass items, including bottle necks, a dish, a complete glass bottle by Clauton Bros, London, and other items. 1.1 kg total, 2.2-18.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Stuart Bronze Dagger Guard with Busts
Circa 1600-1700 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
The centre of the guard oval in plan with a rectangular cut-out, the quillon arms extend on either side and terminate in anthropomorphic projections formed as helmetted heads, both facing in the same direction. 26.8 grams, 88 mm
Found Brookland, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-31C8AA.
