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LOT 2040
Post Medieval Bronze Military and Other Button Collection
18TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/8 in. (246 grams total,15-28 mm).
Including types with heraldic animals, initials, heater shields and others; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. [44, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, p.18-29.
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LOT 2040
Post Medieval Bronze Military and Other Button Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
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Mainly annular and biconical seed beads. 5.7 grams, 42 cm
London, UK, art market, 1980-2000s -
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Silver-Gilt Pineapple Chalice with Saint George
Germany, 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With waisted body, bulbous shoulder, everted rim, collared stem and tiered splayed foot, ornamented in repoussé bulbs and ogival ribs; lid with openwork rim of palmettes and foliate forms, central domes, finial with basket of palmettes, oval bulb above ornamented in pellets between spiral band, surmounted by a statuette, modelled in the round as Saint George, clad in armour, driving a spear into the dragon, with naturalistic detailing to the saint's features; various stamps to base; finial repaired. 613 grams, 43.6cm
Fine condition, finial repaired.
From the Deutsch collection, Germany. Ex central London gallery. -
Jadeite Pendant Necklace with 'Rubies' and Other Cabochons
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Plaque with floral design comprising inset glass cabochons, synthetic rubies and gold-coloured wire detailing. 151 grams, pendant size: 85 x 73 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman.
