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LOT 1781
Post Medieval Weapon and Head Group
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/4 - 38 in. (2.5 kg total, 29-97 cm).
Comprising daggers, dagger belts and statue heads mounted on custom-made display stands, including one apparent puppet head. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising two designs in relief: three horses in an enclosure; two felines grappling with each other. 1.24 kg total, 9.4 x 10 - 9.5 x 10.4 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The tile production increases in the second half of the sixteenth century and during the following centuries. The fragments discovered from various localities (pot-tiles, rectangular, triangular and trapezoidal panels, open-work crest tiles) were all produced in regional workshops, from the end of the 15th century or at the beginning of the 16th century. They all had diverse decorative motifs, mainly animals and geometrical or vegetal combinations, almost all of them singular finds for this study area. -
Framed Ottoman Qur'an Page
Circa 1800 A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Adorned with stylised flower heads in polychrome and gold leaf, framed by a gold leaf border; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 412 grams, 24.5 x 20.4 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Gold Snake Bracelet Group
20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Comprising three coiled gold bracelets with stylised snake head detailing. 72 grams total, 69-73 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11888-200712.
