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LOT 1943
Post Medieval Silver Spoon with Monogram and Bronze Sword Retainer's Badge
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 - 4 1/4 in. (15.3 grams total, 8.9-10.8 cm).
Comprising a silver spoon with engraved 'E' monogram at on the reverse of the handle, abraded maker's mark at the neck; miniature sword modelled in the half-round with pin-lug and remains of spring to the reverse for use as a livery badge. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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LOT 1943
Post Medieval Silver Spoon with Monogram and Bronze Sword Retainer's Badge
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Tudor Lead Tax Seal
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid in plan with low-relief design of a crown above a sun, fleur-de-lis and rose, within ropework roundel, surrounding legend beginning 'SVB[SIDII PANNORVM]' 21 grams, 40 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic, believed to have been recovered from the Thames foreshore. -
Warrior of Riace Bronze Statue
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Copying the 'Warrior of Riace', found in Calabria, Italy, standing nude wearing a cap made from the face of the Nemean lion; bracer to the left forearm for attachment of a shield or lion skin cape. 40 kg, 1.42 m high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11692-199339.
The 'Riace Bronzes' are two full-size Greek bronzes of bearded warriors, dating from about 450 B.C. that were found in the sea near Riace, Calabria, southern Italy in 1972. They are now in the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia in the city of Reggio Calabria. -
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.
