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LOT 1954
Post Medieval Iron Key Group
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 - 4 7/8 in. (170 grams total, 9-12.2 cm).
Including circular and looped bows, barrel-shanks and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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Georgian Silver 'Born to Die' Ring
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Substantial hoop with segmented profile, low-relief inscription 'MORTI NATUS EST' to the underside, flowers in the following open field, ellipsoid plaques to the shoulders with facing skull motifs, owl with spread wings on the bezel. 7.28 grams, 23.96 mm overall, 20.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
The ring belongs to the memento mori (remember you shall die) ring type. Upon the bezel is engraved an owl, an animal symbol for the Other World. The inscription Morti Natus Est, means 'born to die' a reminder of fragility of life. -
Stained Glass Panel of the Month of May
Southern Low Countries, circa 1580-1600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Ellipsoid panel with polychrome landscape scene depicting a fowler in the foreground holding his left arm extended for a perching bird of prey wearing a hood; the fowler in slashed doublet and hose with turned boots standing before an oak tree; in the middle distance, two figures sitting in the grass, the female playing a lute and the male gesticulating, and a third riding with arm raised releasing a hawk; in the distance, wooded hills with a castle; inked title 'Maiŭs' (May); lead came with two suspension loops; cracked and repaired. 266 grams, 23.7 cm
De Baecque Vente aux enchere, 5 March 2022, no.55. Ex central London gallery. -
Byzantine Style Bronze Cross Pendant
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising four expanding round-section arms and a broad bale. 13.2 grams, 32 mm
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.
