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LOT 2098
Post Medieval Lead Bag Seal Group
CIRCA 17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 3/8 in. (555 grams total, 11-35 mm).
Comprising examples displaying lettering and decorative motifs identifying a variety of suppliers and authorities for tax purposes. [67, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
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Post Medieval Bronze 'Jews Harp' Lamellophone Instrument Collection
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Most with lozenge-section bodies, the head of varying sizes. 178 grams total, 50-66 mm
Found Berkshire, UK.
Jews harps or Jews trumps have been around for many centuries, with a wide geographical distribution, forming an important element of traditional music (Leahy and Lewis 2018: 198). -
Georgian Bronze Pipe Tamper with Minerva
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
In the form of standing robed goddess Minerva in the round, helmetted, holding spear and with right arm raised; she is standing on a short pedestal that forms the tamper. 28.5 grams, 70 mm
From a Manchester, UK, collection; acquired over the past 20 years. -
Leather Bound Religious Manuscript Book
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Leather-bound book of a religious treatise with Naskh text in red on the first page beneath a banner with cross images and Greek text below; many pages with large Greek letters in black and Naskh script sub-headings in red ink; red Arabic numerals to the corner of some pages; marginal notations and other markings; probably from North Africa. 555 grams. 19 x 14 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
