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LOT 1971
Post Medieval Iron Thames Barge Tender Finial
CIRCA 16TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
21 5/8 in. (2.7 kg, 55 cm).
Hollow-formed D-section body tapering towards a forked terminal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Framed Watercolour Painting with Male Figures Engaged in Conversation
Persia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With extensive use of liquid gold; polychrome painted scene of three male figures within a building engaged in conversation; three passers-by outside with faces raised to another figure on the roof; panels of calligraphic nastaliq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 689 grams, 37 x 26.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Stuart Period Silver Charles II and Katherine of Braganza Wedding Cufflinks
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Button links with flaming hearts over crossed arrows joined by an oval loop. 2.17 grams, 21 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Somerset collector, UK, since at least the early 2000s.
Cufflinks and other dress fittings such as buttons featuring the hearts design were originally conceived to commemorate the marriage of king Charles II of England to Catherine of Braganza in 1662, although various designs continued as a general symbol of love and/or marriage. -
Migration Period Style Silver Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Lunate with trefoil terminals, punch decorated with quatrefoils, lozenges, crescents and dot-in-ring ornament; pierced for suspension. 12.3 grams, 48 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
