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LOT 2491
Roman Reproduction Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 - 10 in. (769 grams total, 13.3-25.5 cm).
Comprising: oil lamp with Jupiter and eagle with wings spread; hollow-formed bust with voided eyes, mounted on a wooden stand. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 2491
Roman Reproduction Artefact Group
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Post Medieval Gold Mourning Ring with Skull
England, dated 1725 A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
With a chased hoop engraved externally: 'L: ROGERS.OB:19.AUG:1725.AET:22', fluted octagonal bezel set with an onyx intaglio engraved with an intertwined LR monogram and a skull and crossbones, triangular shoulders with small silver settings. 2.30 grams, 21.23 mm overall, 18.06 x 15.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13499-263472.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th-18th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay. -
Post Medieval Stained Glass with Pastoral Scene
Netherlands, circa 1600-1700 A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Rectangular panel made up of fragments with a scene of a rural labourer resting among trees, and an angel appearing to him. 285 grams, 20 cm wide
Private collection. From a Devon family estate on the edge of Dartmoor, from the 1930s to the present day. Several pieces formerly from the Collection of 'Ralegh Radford' (CourtenayArthur Ralegh Radford, 7 November 1900 - 27 December 1998) and reputedly sections of glass from Salisbury Cathedral matched to sections in Lydford Parish Church, Devon. -
Bottle Opener Collection
Mostly 1920s A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Various designs (all different), most with a registration number on the loop and advertising in low relief on the handle, including 'Buttermilk', 'Three in One', 'Whitbread', 'Crown Cork' and others. 518 grams total, 75-94 mm
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
