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LOT 2134
Post Medieval Silver Ring Group
16TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.07 grams total, 22 mm each).
Comprising: one with discoid bezel, notched collar, inset glass cabochon; one with rosette cell and blue glass cabochon. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Published Iron 'Peerman' Splint Holder
Austria, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
The sprung nip on a tall stem wrought with three S-scrolls for holding spare splints, on a tripod base. 1.7 kg, 68.7 cm
Ex Nic McElhatton, former chairman of Christie's South Kensington. Property of a Berkshire, UK, collector. Accompanied by a copy of McElhatton's cataloguing page. Accompanied by copies of the relevant book pages where published. -
Post Medieval Gold Memento Mori Ring with Skull
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Ellipsoid plaque with wreath border enclosing an incuse skull in three-quarter view and initials 'RW' below. 7.73 grams, 21.01 mm overall, 19.06 x 18.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13046-248360.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th and 17th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay. -
Figural Bronze Plaque Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: bearded prophet holding a processional cross; shepherd with crook, ewe and lamb; each hollow to the reverse. 185 grams total, 71-86 mm
Private collection, UK.
