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LOT 1434
Post Medieval Bronze 'LOVE' Posy Ring
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.99 grams, 19.90 mm overall, 17.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
A slender bronze posy ring inscribed 'LOVE' to the interior and other worn inscription; hoop split. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired circa 2010.
From an old Essex, UK, collection.
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Opening Bid: £200
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Bronze Statue of the Warrior of Riace
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Opening Bid: £1,250
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Post Medieval Wooden Panel with Putti
Spanish, 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
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English private collection.
The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permethrin, as a precaution.
