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LOT 2397
Rock Crystal Bead Necklace String with Cat Amulets
20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 1/2 in. (98 grams, 47 cm).
Composed of alternating facetted barrel-shaped beads and reclining or seated cat amulets, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx West London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 2397
Rock Crystal Bead Necklace String with Cat Amulets
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Ring with Gemstone
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With D-section shank, openwork volute shoulders and insert irregular gemstone. 1.76 grams, 23.10 mm overall, 19.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Slave Trade Iron Chained Ankle Shackles
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With chain of thick twisted links, sliding latch mechanism to one fetter. 1.87 kg, 65 cm long
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
'Thames' Post Medieval Copper Ring Group
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising round-section hoop with three coiled wires, twisted wires forming a ring; accompanied with a handwritten note reading '2 rings from Thames, larger 17th century, smaller 16th century'. 1.24 grams total, 20-28 mm
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK. From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s. From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent. Accompanied by an old identification ticket.
