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LOT 2013
Post Medieval Mixed Bronze Button Collection
18TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 3/8 in. (427 grams total, 11-34 mm).
Including tinned and bronze types with heraldic, rosette, geometric and other designs; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. [136, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, pp.18-29.
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Post Medieval Mixed Bronze Button Collection
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Including fluted dome, hollow, two-piece, openwork disc and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. 125 grams total, 10-26 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Bas Relief Royal Bust
France, early 16th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £546
Carved in the half-round, profile portrait bust of a nobleman (probably King Louis XI of France) with tiered cap and collar of S-link chain; later fixing point to reverse. 590 grams, 15 cm
Andre and Marius Dubus collection, Louviers, Normandy, France. Valoir Maison de Ventes aux Encheres, 13 November 2021, lot 170. Ex central London gallery. -
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Roman Style Marble Torso with Lionskin
19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Modelled as a muscular nude torso with lionskin draped over the left shoulder. 508 grams, 14 cm
Acquired in the 1980s. From an interesting European collection of marbles. Property of a European gentleman.
Probably intended to depict Hercules, who customarily wore a lionskin.
