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LOT 2044
Post Medieval Bronze Key and Thimble Collection
16TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (207 grams total, 19.7 x 9.7 cm including case).
Comprising casket keys and barrel-type keys, tailors' thimbles and other items. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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Victorian Boxed Cigar Machine Patent with Royal Seal
Dated 1st December 1874Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Parchment patent document made out to William Robert Lake, numbered 4561-75, for 'improvements in machinery for manufacturing cigars', with attached original patent seal of Queen Victoria housed in a metal discoid lidded container; the whole in a lined wooden box with hinged lid and locking mechanism, with the royal arms in gilt on the lid. 1.52 kg, 29 x 22.2 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Detailed Stone Phallus
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £598
Lentoid in section with incised scrolled tendril ornament; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1 kg total, 17 cm wide including stand
From 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. -
Stuart Period Silver Ring
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With stepped shoulders and hatched detailing; rectangular bezel with spur to each corner set with an iridescent glass square. 4.35 grams, 23.07 mm overall, 17.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Ex UK private collection, acquired before 1990.
