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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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Georgian Gold Poison Ring
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A Georgian-era 15 carat gold and silver 'poison' ring, composed of a slender hoop of scrolls and crescents with a plain panel at the base, expanding shoulders formed as openwork foliate flourishes set with small stones; oval cluster bezel set with a central cushion-cut emerald weighing approximately 4.06 cts, held in a pierced setting with twisted gold wire collar, and surrounded by rose-cut diamonds; hinged bezel revealing a secret compartment beneath, the reverse domed and engraved with a stylised shell motif. 10.02 grams, 28.41 mm overall, 17.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired from Platt Boutique Jewelry, Inc., West Hollywood, California, USA, 2016. Property of an East Sussex collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Platt Boutique Jewelry invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11668-197586.
'Poison rings' became popular in Europe during the 16th century, and Lucrezia Borgia is popularly believed to have used one. The compartment within the bezel was used to conceal poison, a lock of hair or other substances. -
Silver Enamelled Letter Opener with Agate Blade
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A letter opener comprising a blue enamelled handle with reserved scrolled tendril detailing and white enamelled pellets, waisted baluster, lentoid-section nanded agate blade. 19.5 grams, 15.5 cm
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Acquired in Munich in the 1970s. From an old European collection.
