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LOT 1961
Post Medieval Bronze Livery and Other Button Collection
CIRCA 18TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/2 in. (257 grams total, 11-34 mm).
Mixed group of bronze buttons with heraldic and other detailing. [76, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hertfordshire, UK.
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Roman Style Oil Lamp with Face
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With palmette to the reflector, mask to the discus and loop to the reverse; after the antique. 35 grams, 88 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
North African Framed Qur'an Manuscript Leaf
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Written in Maghribi script with polychrome vocals and diacritics, red border framing the text; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 456 grams, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
From Morocco, North Africa. Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Originally produced as part of a now disbound Qur'an produced in North Africa, likely in a provincial town. The origins of the script in which it is written date back to 7th century Kairouan, when the Kufic script developed in the East and the Maghribi script in North Africa, today used predominantly in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. -
Post Medieval Bronze Key Group
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including a key-bow with running scroll ornament. 61.4 grams, 35-53 mm
Acquired between the 1960s-early 1990s. From an old UK private collector from Worthing, West Sussex, UK. Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.
