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LOT 1931
Post Medieval Bronze Fighting-Cock Spur
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (11.3 grams, 65 mm).
With balustered tubular body and long spike below, fixing lugs to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Post Medieval Bronze Crotal Bell Group
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Acquired 2007. Property of a Yorkshire, UK, collector. -
Framed Watercolour Painting Pair by Assad Irani
Persia, early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Each showing a nobleman standing right, leaning on a sword, concentric borders and gold-coloured stipple-effect, signed by an Iranian artist Assad Irani; both mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 2.45 kg total, each 42 x 32 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Decorated Box Group
Early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Group of three silver-coloured metal containers, one a cigarette box with repoussé dragon motif, one a pyxis with domed lid, one a squat flanged container with hinged lid. 202 grams total, 55-85 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman.
