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LOT 1915
Set of Three Engravings of Peruvian Natives by Labrousse
1796 A.D.
9 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (11.9 grams total, 25 x 18.5 cm each).
Group of three hand-coloured mezzotints, each in border with title below: 'Guerriers Peruviens, Ancien et Moderne', 'Paysans Peruviens' , 'paysannes du Peru', each with 'Labrousse del.' and 'St.Sauveur Direx' at foot. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
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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LOT 1915
Set of Three Engravings of Peruvian Natives by Labrousse
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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French Miniature Portrait Pair
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising two three-quarter busts of young well-dressed gentlemen; both painted on paper and set in recessed wooden frames with metal collars. 144 grams total, 10-11 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Cased Collection of Civil War and Other Artefacts from Excavations at Newark and Leicester Siege Sites
Circa 1645-1646 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: clay pipe stems; clay pipe bowls; pistol and musket balls; lead whorls and other items; thimbles, and domestic items; fragments of glazed pottery, bellarmine jug, tiles and other items; in an 18th century or later wooden display box with six compartments above and sliding drawer with four more compartments, brass escutcheon to obverse; brass hinges to lid, frontal plate with two lateral pivoting reeded panels, each engaging with peg on the underside of the lid; brass drop-handle to each endwall; brass lock (no key); lid with reserved panel, heater shield with arms featuring hatched bars and a vertical arrow; old collector's paper note with legend 'Artefacts excavated from camps and fortifications along the circumvallation from the 3rd siege of the toun [sic] of Newark 1645-1646 from Beacon Hill - Leicester's camp - Marlborough old line - backoly - Molly Hornwork Kings line - See R. Clamps plan' 18.4 kg total, box: 45 x 31 x 16.5 cm
Excavated from camps and fortifications from the 3rd siege of Newark (1645-1646); Beacon Hill, a Leicester camp; Marlborough old line, Backely; and Molls Hornwork, Kings Line. From the private collection of John Fox, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK, antiquarian and archaeologist; his collection assembled in the 1950s-1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
A hornwork was a defensive construction, a flat face between two bastions. -
Roman Style Gold Ring with Chariot Gemstone
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Onyx cloison with intaglio image of a biga in profile with trident beneath and driver brandishing a sword. 7.95 grams, 24.62 mm overall, 22.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.