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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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Egyptian Revival Terracotta Head
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
A hollow-formed decorative bust of a princess, based on portrait head of one of the daughters of Akhenaten and Nefertiti from Tell el-Amarna and now in Neues Museum, Berlin; mounted on a wooden base with inset authentication seal verso and inscribed number '544'; after the antique. 1.19 kg total, 25 cm high including stand
From a French collection, Paris. Ex Parisian gallery, France; latterly with a London, UK, gallery. -
Large Ceramic Vase with Representation of the Months
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With flared mouth and bulbous body, low-relief frieze of workers and labourers undertaking appropriate agricultural tasks, horizontal bands with the corresponding names of the months. 4.2 kg, 54 cm high
Acquired London, UK. Property of a Harwich gentleman. -
Georgian Gold Ring with Diamond
Dated 1756 A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
With elaborate scrolled foliage detailing to the hoop, each shoulder with a scroll with legend 'MARY' and '1756 AD'; cup bezel with fluted underside, inset triangular diamond. 3.70 grams, 21.62 mm overall, 16.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11983-210473.
