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LOT 2045
Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball Group
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1/8 - 7/8 in. (675 grams total, 7-22 mm).
Group of spherical shots, including some with sprues, and some impacted examples. [52, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2045
Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball Group
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Post Medieval Agate Cameo of a Classical Muse in Gold Mount
Italy, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Gold cell with suspension loop, inset banded agate panel with reserved female profile bust with hair in a chignon. 7.8 grams, 38 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Gas / Petrol Station Original Poster Sign
1920-1940 A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
White coarse paper poster with red printed warning notice for a petrol station; to foot 'copies from Simpsons the Printers, Friar Gate, Derby'. 22 grams, 76.2 x 50.6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
'Simpsons the Printers' was a local printing company specialising in postcards and photographic materials, active until the early 1960s. -
Georgian Gold Ring with Renaissance Cameo of a Muse
16th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Comprising a D-section hoop and a large fluted bezel set with a cameo depicting a female profile bust, her hair pulled to a chignon at the nape of her neck, with two loose strands elegantly resting on her shoulder. 11.70 grams, 27.74 mm overall, 18.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13319-257965.
This refined bust captures the timeless elegance of ancient iconography: delicate profile turned to the left, hair held by a chignon and diadem allowing the locks to escape and forming braids. The cameo is Italian and dates to the 16th century, the ring is 18th century.
