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LOT 1787
Post Medieval 'Thames' Iron Scissors and Shears Group
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 - 5 1/8 in. (45 grams total, 11.2-13 cm).
The scissors articulate with decorative moulding and columns of pricked dots on both sides of the lower body; shears with tapering blades with chamfered lower edges. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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Black and Other Glass Bead Necklace Collection
20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Framed Watercolour Painting with Harem Scene
Persia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With kneeling nobleman and three kneeling females within a courtyard; panels of nastaliq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 1.2 kg, 42.7 x 38 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Elizabethan Period Ceramic Fire Brick Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £140
Each displaying a design in relief: a crowned shield; worn design featuring a central lozenge; two facing figures; two armorials with raised designs flanking an object with a tiered base. 7.1 kg total, 13-14 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
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