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LOT 1608
Post Medieval Mixed Artefact Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
5/8 - 29 1/8 in. (106 grams total, 1.6-74 cm).
Comprising: a translucent glass token with a profile male to one side and an eagle attacking to the other; a restrung string of African terracotta beads; four seal impressions; four carnelian mounts; a carved rock crystal pendant; a bronze Dark Age style eagle mount; a ceramic tongue-shaped finial with a standing figure; a bronze standing figure of male wearing a bowler hat; a bronze fob seal with calligraphic inscription and a Belgian coin pendant; a large tinned lead mount; and a small floral lead(?) mount with an old handwritten label. [17, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection formed 1970s-1990s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Silver Cross Pendant
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Each expanding arm terminating to a round plaque with a Greek cross; squared integral suspension loop. 4.98 grams, 35 mm
Ex East Sussex, UK, private collection. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Composed of graduated cylindrical and oval beads, some of the larger cylindrical beads with incised linear decoration. 39.4 grams, 62 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Baroque Moulded Putto
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Modelled from wood pulp as a chubby boy in an active pose with rounded facial features, nude except for a folded cloth wrapped around his waist. 2.8 kg, 50.5 cm long
Property of a North Yorkshire, UK, private collector.