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LOT 1822
Post Medieval Silver Spoon Group
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8- 5 3/4 in. (57 grams total, 13-14.5 cm).
Two silver spoons; one assayed for London, 1809 with elaborate initials to finial; one without assay but probably London 1824, engraved with the head of a bird holding a flag in its beak; plus one Victorian EPNS with initial W to finial. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
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Post Medieval Brass Stirrup Leather Buckle
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Buckle with projecting plate in form of leaf or feather, quatrefoil stud to buckle end, possibly representing a cross with five punched ring-and-dot motifs representing the Five Wounds of Christ. 8.78 grams, 29 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
British Hot Cast Otter with Fish
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Modelled naturalistically in the round on a circular base; with maker's initials 'S.L' to roundel verso. 96.2 grams, 40 mm
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. -
Elizabethan Gold Heraldic 'Swan Family' Signet Ring
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,300
Very heavy high-carat merchants ring with oval bezel bearing heraldic helmet and shield design with a chevron below two mullets and an eagle's head at the base; the helmet with luxurious looped mantle and crest of a human bust; to the underside, an incuse panel with reserved swan on a textured field probably a device alluding to the family name. 17.61 grams, 23.28 mm overall, 17.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
From a 1990s private collection. Property of a European gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11909-207247.
The arms appear to be a variant of those used by Adam de Cretinge in the Dering Roll of the late 13th century.
