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LOT 2079
Post Medieval Silver Thimble Group
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (11.15 grams total, 16-26 mm).
Comprising three thimbles: the largest with a plain band stamped with 'G' and engraved with initials '*D*I*'; the second largest with a decorative band on the lower edge with a plain shield; the smallest with a decorative band to the lower edge resembling pinecones, and a plain shield. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
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Post Medieval Iron Axehead
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With a wide, curving blade and an oval socket. 839 grams, 15.6 cm
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
German Silver Mounted Agate Altar Cross
20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Cut from banded agate and set with silver fittings, the crucified Christ on the cross wearing a draped loincloth. 157 grams, 17.9 cm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Nuremberg Brass Lion Statue
Germany, 16th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Modelled in a half-seated pose, gazing upwards with compact body, broad forequarters, the mane rendered in long, parallel strands; the tail emerging from underneath the body and resting diagonally on top of the neck. 855 grams, 96 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
The treatment reflects the continuation of late Gothic conventions within German workshops, while also aligning with the more classicising tendencies found in North Italian bronze production of the period. The anatomical structure is simplified yet purposeful, characteristic of functional or cabinet bronzes produced across central Europe in the sixteenth century. Its scale and form correspond to small bronzes intended for Kunstkammer settings or as elements within larger composite objects such as inkstands or caskets, where the lion served as an emblem of vigilance, authority, and learned taste.
