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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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LOT 1787
Post Medieval 'Thames' Iron Scissors and Shears Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a variety of glaze colours and tile designs, including buildings and landscapes, ducks, figural scenes, floral motifs. 3.6 kg total, 13 x13 - 13.5 x 13.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Framed Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Indian, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Depicting a dense column of men holding shields and banners, standing at the foot of a lavishly-clad elephant carrying three men in a howdah, advancing right, panel of text to left and right; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 895 grams, 36.8 x 29.5cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Framed Watercolour Painting by Nezami
Persia, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
Showing two figures seated facing in a landscape, beneath a tree, the older male figure reading from a book to the younger, possibly his son, gilt embellishments to their rich clothing and books, signed Nezami bottom left under the seated man; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 503 grams, 31 x 23.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
