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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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Post Classical Shell Cameo of a Lady
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Convex cameo with a profile bust of a lady with coiffed hair. 4 grams, 35 mm
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Tudor Period Bronze Hook Fastener Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three openwork hook fasteners with scrolls. 7.44 grams total, 22-34 mm
From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s. -
Renaissance Gold and Enamelled Crucifix Pendant
Spain, 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,550
The limp body of Christ hanging from the cross, wearing an enamelled loincloth, the bones of Adam at his feet; above his head a plaque mocking the saviour, hung by Pilate with the initials ‘INRI’, an abbreviation of the Latin ‘Iēsus Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrum’, translating as 'Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews’; carefully rendered three-dimensional cross imitating the grain, knots and stumps of the wood, a baroque pearl suspended from both arms and the base of the cross. 8.56 grams, 75 mm
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.13402-257995.
