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LOT 2005
Post Medieval Silver Ring Group
17TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (14.34 grams total, 18-30 mm).
Comprising: a flat-section ring with remains of a possible inscription on the bezel; a bronze ring with a cell bezel; a ring with granules flanking a cup-shaped bezel; a ring formed of twisted and hammered chain; a ring with an elaborate filigree bezel. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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Post Medieval Bronze Fire Strikers
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £110
Both with two large arched loops for fingers; one with a triangular, the other with a rectangular striking peen; profile formed as a ship with pointed stern and the bow ending in a volute, engraved wave pattern along the hull; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 190 grams total, 18.5 cm wide including stand
German art market, before 2008. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00014409.
These fire strikers represent one of the typical shapes during the 17th and 18th centuries. They were shaped with two bows and were often decorated with a series of ornamental strokes on the side. -
Tudor 'Thames' Lead Tall Ship's Depth Sounding Weight
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Composed of a tapering and facetted body, a flattened pierced terminal. 6.2 kg, 29.5 cm
Found Thames foreshore at Deptford, UK, circa 1996. -
Post Medieval Bronze Medallion of Maria Magdalena of Austria
France, 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A heavy medallion bearing the profile bust of Maria Magdalena of Austria (1587-1629), cast from a medal by Guillaume Dupré, circa 1613; pierced twice through the edge for mounting. 93 grams, 76 mm
Private collection, UK.
Maria Magdalena of Austria (1587-1629) was the Archduchess of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and wife of Cosimo II de’ Medici (1589-1636).
