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LOT 2150
Post Medieval Clay Pipe Collection
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 6 3/4 in. (1.14 kg total, 4-17 cm).
Including types with a disc or spur heel, rouletted band beneath the rim, high-relief tendrils, scallop detailing and other types. [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, pp.48-51.
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Neoclassical Glass Oval with Jugate Busts in Gold Pendant
Circa 1800 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
The oval with pounced surface, slightly domed panel with profile male and female busts; set in a gold frame with suspension loop. 36.8 grams, 61 mm
Private collection, England. -
Tudor Tinned Bronze Spoon with Spoons Maker's Mark
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With flat oval cross-section stem, tapering very slightly from the bowl and ending in a simple ball seal knop; a maker's mark within a circular border has been stamped within the bowl, adjacent to the stem. 37 grams, 16.2 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Spoons with this type of knop date from the 16th century A.D. The knop, when bearing an owner's initial, could be used as a seal. The bronze spoons of the Tudor era were inexpensive and not mentioned in wills, but if silvered or in silver they were often listed among their owner’s property. -
Bronze and Iron Statue Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including a demon gripping his phallus and other types. 4.3 kg total, 21-31 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.
