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LOT 2056
Post Medieval Bronze Button Collection
18TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 3/8 in. (390 grams total, 10-34 mm).
Including heraldic, geometric and other designs. [116, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an East Anglia private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Georgian Bronze Seal Matrix with Rampant Lion
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Discoid with trefoil handle and knop finial, underside with an intaglio motif of a rampant lion; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.38 grams, 25 mm
From continental Europe. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Ethiopian Manuscript Page from the Miracles of Mary
Ethiopia, circa 1650 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Vellum page depicting, recto: scenes of St George, a preacher, a prisoner and others, legends accompanying the images; verso: two columns of Ge'ez script. 18 grams, 29.3 x 27 cm
From the collection of David Buxton (1910-2003), author of 'Travels in Ethiopia', 1949. Ex central London gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Antique Isle of Wight Ginger Beer Bottle Collection
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: one stamped 'GOULD. HIBBERD & RANDALL LTD. ISLE OF WIGHT' with stopper; one stamped 'HIBBERD & CO. VENTNOR EST. 1863' with stopper; one stamped 'HOME BREWED GINGER BEER NEWPORT, I.W. TAPLIN'; one stamped 'JOHN GOULD'S SPECIAL BREWING. THE CARISBROOKE GINGER BEER'; one stamped 'HOME BREWED GINGER BEER SHANKLIN I.W.'; one stamped 'GREENHAM & CO. SHANKLIN'; accompanied by a booklet by Stephen H. Day, Castaways- collectable containers. 3.2 kg total, 17-19 cm
From the private collection of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
