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LOT 2189
Post Medieval Bronze Livery and Other Button Collection
17TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (227 grams total, 12-29 mm).
Including bulb-type, regimental badge, heraldic achievement and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [38, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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Post Medieval Bronze Livery and Other Button Collection
17th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Including bulb-type, regimental badge, heraldic achievement and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. 227 grams total, 12-29 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Bowl with Figures and Calligraphy
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Carinated and decorated with figures and panels of calligraphy between geometric bands. 1 kg, 20.2 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. -
Post Byzantine Bronze Pendant with Crucifixion Scene
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A portable icon depicting the Crucifixion, Mary and Saint John the Theologian flanking the cross, angels in the upper corners, Golgotha skull under the cross and inscription I.N.R.I. to the upper part of the cross; crenelated frame with hanging loop to the top. 92 grams, 67 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
The scene corresponds to John's Gospel: 'Here is your son.' 'Here is your mother.' (John 19:25-27). Portable icons of this kind were often carried by soldiers or by the travellers during a war, to assure the Divine protection and journey's safety.
