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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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Large Silver Calligraphic Inlaid Bird
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Formed in the round standing with wings folded, stylised anatomical and feather detailing, silver inlaid flowering vines, guilloche, 'net' and other elaborate detailing, calligraphic roundel to breast and neck; tear-shaped void to head with hinge for a lid. 1.6 kg, 33.5 cm high
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family. -
Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising glazes of various colours and displaying wildlife, landscape scenes, geometric designs, figural scenes, plants and vegetal motifs. 4.4 kg total, 13 x 13 cm each
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
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.
These glazed stove or floor tiles are similar to the ones of the great hall and the Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace, made of ceramic, with a glaze to make it hard-wearing and washable. Not just the furnishings, but the palaces themselves were multi-coloured, with brick walls painted red, and exposed timbers in yellow, red, green and white.
