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LOT 0367
Post Medieval Wooden Painted Casket
FRENCH, 15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (612 grams, 19 cm wide).
A wooden casket or reliquary with hand-made iron hinges, lock, hasp and other fittings; painted exterior in red with floral sprays, robed figure with advancing processional cross, robed nimbate figure with episcopal mitre, 'IHS' emblem to one end wall.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
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Bronze Bird Catcher Figure
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
A bronze bird catcher figure clad in garments evoking the Middle Ages, modelled in the round stalking his prey with a cage in one hand and a cudgel or baton held in the other, ready to strike, a number of birds suspended from his belt, together with other pouches; mounted on a veined granite base. 6.15 kg total, 27 cm high including stand
English private collection. -
Post Medieval Mosaic Glass Dish
21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A shallow translucent glass dish displaying a polychrome cross with chevrons to each quarter. 104 grams, 12 cm wide
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Tudor Period Ring with Armorial Gemstone
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A copper-alloy ring composed of a slightly misshapen rectangular-section hoop and octagonal bezel set with a polished carnelian intaglio, engraved with an armorial design composed of a shield surmounted by a helm and bird facing right; remains of polychrome enamelled cells of foliate and geometric forms. 6.87 grams, 26.26 mm overall, 19.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Found Cambridgeshire in the 1990s.
