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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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Chinese Hardstone Plaque Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Obverse with a prancing horse in a landscape, reverse with three columns of text. 35 grams, 59 x 39 mm
Ex Paris gallery, 1980-1990. From a Parisian collection. -
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Framed Watercolour Painting of a Nobleman's Residence
Persia, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
With two servants bringing lidded chafing dishes of food to the crouching male wearing a helmet and cuirass with a shield at his feet; below, an attendant in helmet and riding coat holds the reins of the horse; panels of nastaliq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 1.16 kg, 47.5 x 32.3 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
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.
