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LOT 2428
Post Medieval Pipe Clay Mouse and Bust
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (12.8 grams total, 29 mm each).
Comprising: a mouse standing on its hind legs with a prominent snout; a man wearing a low-crowned hat and sporting curly hair. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of archaeologist Frederick William Robins.
LiteratureCf. Duco, D.H., ‘Pipe clay figurines from the West Netherlands’ in Pijpenkabinet Foundation, 2012, figs.1,16-19, for similar figurines of men and animals.
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LOT 2428
Post Medieval Pipe Clay Mouse and Bust
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Style Bronze and Silver Utensil Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a single-edged knife with a ring handle; a copper-alloy spoon, with partially silvered handle marked AmeΛbku; a substantial bronze ladle with segmented handle, bulbous bowl with pouring lip and body decorated by lozenges, finial of a sitting male with arms folded across the knees, trapezoidal panel to the rear with suspension ring. 346 grams total, 23.5-34 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. -
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Stuart Period Gold and Enamel Ring with Citrine-Coloured Table-Cut Paste
England, mid-17th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Set with a vivid orange-yellow table-cut paste in a raised octagonal collet, turquoise-coloured enamel decorating the bezel; the hoop chased with diagonal ornament, with remains of light-blue enamel. 2.58 grams, 22.63 mm overall, 17.40 x 15.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.
The projecting collet and table-cut paste belong to the seventeenth-century tradition of enamelled gemstone and imitation gem rings. -
Post Medieval Glazed Redware Terracotta Pitcher
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With piriform body and flared neck; lateral scoops to the neck and scoop to apex of the strap handle, horizontal ribbing below the shoulder. 344 grams, 15 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
