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LOT 1499
Post Medieval Double Phallic Amulet
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 3/4 in. (10 grams, 44 mm).
A stone amulet formed as a double phallus with stylised detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Important North West London collection.
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Tudor 'Thames' Knife Group
16th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A group of four single-edged iron knives including one with openwork grip. 112 grams total, 10.5-15 cm
Fair condition.
Found Thames foreshore, London, UK, 1970s-1980s. Ex UK collection. Property of a Portsmouth, UK gentleman. -
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Georgian Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skull and Snakes
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
A silver memento mori ring with D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders to a facetted bezel, openwork flower bud to each shoulder, incised hatched triangles to the scooped facets above, 'MORS' inscribed to the upper panel, 'SOIFI' to the lower; pale gold insert to central cell engraved with a skull amid entwined snakes. 10.11 grams, 26.62 mm overall, 18.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Fine condition. Resized.
Acquired since before 1970. Ex private collection of a West Sussex, UK, collector. -
Post Medieval Gold 'Hearts United Lives Contented' Posy Ring
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
A large gold posy ring with D-section hoop, inscribed internally with 'Hearts vnited lives contented' lower case inscription with 'GM' maker's mark punch, possibly for the London goldsmith George Morris, recorded from a dated piece as working 1749-1750. 4.32 grams, 22.46 mm overall, 20.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
