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LOT 2143
Post Medieval Bronze Weight Collection
16TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/2 in. (527 grams total, 15-38 mm).
Including annular, socketed disc, disc with screw-thread and handle, and other types, most with the weight and other information stamped to one face. [21, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, 1990s.
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Bronze Statuette of Mercury
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Modelled standing nude in contrapposto stance, wearing a mantle draped to the left shoulder and secured at the right, small wings embedded in the curly hair, left hand extended in gripping attitude, right hand thrust forward holding a small coin-purse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.23 kg total, 24.7 cm including stand
Private collection, England. -
Reproduction Cuneiform Foundation Cone and Erotic Seal Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A mixed reproduction group comprising: cuneiform cone for Ishme-Dagan, King of Isin; large plano-convex black stone stamp seal with incuse erotic scene. 363 grams total, 48-147 mm
From a North American gallery. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
Georgian Church Bell
Dated 1817 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Squat in profile with rosette to the crown and cage above; low-relief foliage and '1817' to the outer face; clapper in situ, loop absent. 1 kg, 14 cm
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.
