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LOT 1454
Post Medieval 'Thames' Bellarmine and Other Vessel Fragment Group
CIRCA 16TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 - 4 3/4 in. (611 grams total, 6-12 cm).
Mixed vessel fragment group including three bellarmines with 'Bartmann' motif. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa mid 1980s.
Property of an Essex collector.
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LOT 1454
Post Medieval 'Thames' Bellarmine and Other Vessel Fragment Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Redware Chi Rho Roundel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A reproduction with border of roundels and pelletted chevrons, tondo with Chi Rho christogram between roundels; edge repaired. 44 grams, 69 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
The monogram depicted on the roundel is bearing the Greek letters X and P, i.e. the initials of Christ. This Chrismon was widely used in the Roman world after Constantine the Great. Roundels with the Chi Rho monogram, widely spread from Constantine I onwards, would have been in use especially among ecclesiastic hierarchy as a distinctive token of their status. -
Bactrian Style Alabaster Jar
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Squat and broad-based with sloping sidewall, flat rim. 1.5 kg, 16 cm wide
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Turquoise Glass Bead Necklace Collection
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed of multiple strands of coin-shaped glass bead necklaces, interspersed with spacer beads; some examples with iridescent surfaces; cut from ancient Roman glass. 141 grams total, 64-72 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
