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LOT 1954
Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball Group
CIRCA 16TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3 in. (3.45 kg total, 1-7 cm).
Including balls of various gauges, some with casting flashes; together with lead seals and other miscellaneous items. [100+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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North African Framed Qur'an Manuscript Leaf
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Written in Maghribi script with polychrome vocals and diacritics, red border framing the text; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 456 grams, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
From Morocco, North Africa. Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Originally produced as part of a now disbound Qur'an produced in North Africa, likely in a provincial town. The origins of the script in which it is written date back to 7th century Kairouan, when the Kufic script developed in the East and the Maghribi script in North Africa, today used predominantly in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. -
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Marble Portrait Bust
19th century A.D.Estimate: £2,600 - 3,600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,444
Depicting a middle-aged man with short hair combed over his forehead, the face shown with a slight smile. 22.6 kg, 43 cm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Hampel Fine Art Auctions GmbH & Co KG, 12 December 2014, lot 1919. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11693-199346. -
Post Medieval Brass Fitting with Coins
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Group of three silver coins mounted obverse-outwards on a horn shank with brass suspension ring: Charles II threepence; George II sixpence; Queen Anne sixpence; each coin pierced. 11.8 grams, 95 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
