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LOT 2447
Post Medieval Mixed Artefact Collection
CIRCA 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (19.6 - 4.3 cm).
Including a carved wooden figure with twin horns, a small sickle, a curved pin and other items. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2447
Post Medieval Mixed Artefact Collection
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Tudor Period Gilt Bronze Merchant's Signet Ring
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With D-section shank, ribbed shoulders, raised square bezel with legend 'N · Π / A'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 4.86 grams, 23.50 mm overall, 19.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
From an old English collection, Bournemouth, UK. Ex Parthenon Gallery, London, UK, 2001. Property of a North London, UK, private collector. -
Western Asiatic Style Bronze Dagger Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a slender dagger with an integral hilt formed as a serpent with open jaws; a curved single-edged dagger with an integral decorative hilt with an animal-head pommel and a loop above. 620 grams total, 30-40.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s. -
Sardonyx Cameo of Veronica’s Veil in an Eighteenth-Century Pendant
Cameo 17th century A.D.; pendant 18th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Circular cameo depicting the face of Christ wearing the crown of thorns, appearing at the centre of a veil; set in an openwork silver frame with a gold collar surrounding the cameo; the elaborate frame with rose-cut diamonds and rubies in rub-over settings; a pin on the reverse and a later set chain with a suspension loop above for suspension. 13.14 grams, 67 mm long
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13508-263389.
The Veil of Veronica is a sacred Christian relic said to bear the miraculous, unpainted image of the face of Jesus Christ.
