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LOT 2011
Post Medieval Bronze Female Face Mount
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (58.2 grams, 60 mm).
A slightly domed mount modelled as a side profile of a youthful lady wearing a hoop earring, head pulled to a low chignon at the nape of the neck and secured by a band of flowers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Georgian Bronze Horse Mount
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8
Discoid in plan with chamfered rim, tondo with profile horse-head; two studs to reverse. 52 grams, 53 mm
Ex DRG Coins and Antiquities, Bishops Stortford, Essex, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. -
Reproduction Bronze Corinthian Helmet
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
With deep nasal and cheek-guards, pelletted bands to the rim; casting seam. 4.69 kg, 21.5 cm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Silver Ring with Epigraphic Bezel
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a D-section hoop, openwork columnar shoulders supporting a hollow disc bezel, the bezel with Arabic inscription above a wreath. 3.95 grams, 24.30 mm overall, 18.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
