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LOT 1811
Post Medieval Bronze Barrel Tap and Key Collection
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 5 1/8 in. (477 grams total, 4-13 cm).
Including two taps of varying size and keys of various types including examples with triangular, square and circular cross-sections. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
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Bronze Arabic Seal Matrix Collection
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Three matrices featuring discoid dies and openwork stems; one with an oval die and columnar stem with tapering finial; each engraved with calligraphic Arabic script or initials to the base. 24.8 grams total, 21-23 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Post Medieval Pottery Group
Circa 16th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising glazed and unglazed vessels, figures and tiles, including examples decorated with figural, geometric, floral and heraldic designs (Beauvais Sgraffito), together with a fire brick displaying a Pelican in Her Piety design. 7.7 kg total, 3.8-43 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
In medieval Southampton the various forms of pottery included cooking pots with the beaded rim and opposing pair of handles, as it was probably also the specimen presented in this ensemble. Beauvais earthenware is a smooth, fine white fabric with some fine quartz grains. Vessels have a rich lustrous lead glaze and floral designs. -
Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising two designs in relief including three horses in an enclosure and two animals, likely cats, fighting; coloured glazes. 1.3 kg total, 10 x 9 - 10.5 x 9.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The tile production increases in the second half of the sixteenth century and during the following centuries. The fragments discovered from various localities (pot-tiles, rectangular, triangular and trapezoidal panels, open-work crest tiles) were all produced in regional workshops, from the end of the 15th century or at the beginning of the 16th century. They all had diverse decorative motifs, mainly animals and geometrical or vegetal combinations, almost all of them singular finds for this study area.
