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LOT 2011
Post Medieval Inscribed Bronze Signet Ring
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.33 grams, 22.39 mm overall, 18.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
The hoop expanding at the shoulders to an oval bezel, ornamental dashing to the shoulders and inscription over three lines to the bezel. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
See Bequest, F., Catalogue of the finger rings Early Christian, Byzantine, Teutonic, Mediaeval and later, London, 1912, no.610, for the typology.
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Post Medieval Bronze Watch Key Group
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Comprising watch keys of various types, including examples with trace remains of gilding and lettering. 70.2 grams total, 20-35 mm
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Ethiopian Stamp Seal with King
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The figure with stylised face, the head surmounted by a high crown worn around a cap, possibly depicting a bishop or a king; the body closed within a cloak fastened at the front, a profile portrait to base for use as a seal impression. 138 grams, 11.5 cm high
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
The small statuette comes probably from the area of Axum, the cradle of Ethiopian Christian civilisation and the place where the tabot of Zion (Ark of the Covenant) is believed to be hidden, containing the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments God gave Moses. The statuette represents probably a king (possibly King Solomon, ancestor of the Ethiopian Royal Dynasty) or an Ethiopian priest dressed with the crown (Akil) and the Holy Liturgy cloak(qaba). -
Framed Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With a vibrant watercolour scene of female musicians and dancers performing for a noblewoman, seated beneath an ornate pavilion, a river meandering through a hilly landscape towards grand buildings beyond, panels of text above and below; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 782 grams, 37.5 x 26.2cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
