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LOT 2203
Reproduction Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 3 7/8 in. (440 grams total, 35-98 mm).
Including iron axehead, swallowtail arrowhead, Roman style oil lamp and other items. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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'Lord Carnarvon' Highclere Castle Pewter Ewer
Mid 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Squat in profile with integral looped scrolls and palmette ornament to the stub feet,hatched guilloche and wreath detailing to the body with ellipsoid plaques, broad mouth with rolled rim and broad pouring lip, scrolled handle with thumb-pad; stamped to underside '49 1/2', 'James Dixon & Sons / Sheffield', 'FPBM' (in cartouches) / 51675'. 323 grams, 14.5 cm
By repute from Highclere Castle from the 1950s onwards. Acquired from Newbury Antique Emporium. Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Property of George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866 -1923), who financed the exploratory excavations of Howard Carter which resulted in the discovery and publication of the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamen in the 1920s. On 19 March 1923 Carnarvon contracted blood poisoning after accidentally shaving a mosquito bite infected with erysipelas. He died a few days later on 5 April, in the Continental-Savoy Hotel in Cairo. This unexpected and untimely death gave rise to the story of the 'Curse of the Mummy'. He is buried in a tomb at Beacon Hill, Hampshire and the family lives in Highclere Castle nearby. Highclere is the location chosen for the filming of the BBC drama series 'Downton Abbey'. -
Georgian Silver Ring with Roman Intaglio
18th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a decorative band formed as a wreath with a lentoid-shaped recess to each shoulder, raised oval bezel with punched decoration, set with a 2nd century A.D. dark blue intaglio with a standing goddess Fortuna holding a cornucopia. 14.55 grams, 30.65 mm overall, 18.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Ex private collection, 1970s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Silver Signet Ring with Rampant Lion
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With a D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, raised image a rampant lion on a recessed field to accept enamel filling. 13.70 grams, 26.19 mm overall, 20.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Ex private collection, 1970s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
