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LOT 1976
Post Medieval Bronze and Silver Thimble Group
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (129 grams total, 13-25 mm).
Mixed group including domed, milled and other types. [31, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hertfordshire, UK.
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Post Medieval Iron Key Group
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Silver Easter Communion Wine Server
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £332
Piriform ewer with fluted rosette base, scrolled handle and hinged lid with cross motif; band of hatched scrolls to the neck, inscribed band to the equator on a hatched field ' + pascha * nostrum * immolatus * est * christus' citation from the anthem for Easter; underside stamped '328' and with old collector's label '10729178'. 677 grams, 28 cm
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Bronze Figure of a Bird Catcher
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Clad in garments evoking the Middle Ages, modelled in the round stalking his prey with a cage in one hand and a cudgel or baton held in the other, ready to strike; a number of birds suspended from his belt, together with other pouches; mounted on a veined granite base. 6.2 kg, 29.5 cm
Private collection, England.
Executed in the style of Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna, 1529-1608), the famed Florentine sculptor whose work was favoured by the Medici family. It is similar to another bronze in the Detroit Institute of Art, where it is ascribed to Antonio Susini, a student of Giambologna.