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LOT 1967
Post Medieval Group of Semi-Precious Stone Stamp Seals
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (33 grams total, 15-18 mm).
Each cut, polished and engraved to one face with a scene or word: 'Charlotte'; 'What thous speakest and now beware of whom to whom when and where'; 'pray dont' over scene of cat hunting mouse; 'I catch the most cunning' over winged boy holding a dog'; an inscription in French with plant motif. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Glass Figure Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Formed from opaque painted polychrome glass; three apparently female figures with stylised facial and anatomical detailing; one miniature jug shaped piece with the 'vessel' body in the form of a human head and face; each with a vertical piercing, possibly for suspension. 270 grams total, 67-94 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Framed Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Indian, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Depicting a dense column of men holding shields and banners, standing at the foot of a lavishly-clad elephant carrying three men in a howdah, advancing right, panel of text to left and right; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 895 grams, 36.8 x 29.5cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Post Medieval Bronze Clothes Fastener Group
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Three accompanied by Portable Antiquities Scheme records: a rectangular tag with knops to the side edges and rectangular attachment bar, hook t the opposite end and central quatrefoil design; an example of Read's Class 3 Type c, domed rectangular body with hook to one end and cross-hatching to the centre; a dress hook of Read's Class D Type 6 comprising a trefoil plan with domed plates, scalloping to the circumferences, pellets to the bodies; seven additional fasteners of various types and dates, most with hatching, floral or pellet ornament. 53 grams total, 22-36 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copies of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report nos.BERK-12D023, BERK-1315E4, and BERK-D2CBD4.
