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LOT 2389
Shipwreck African Slave Trade Manilla Currency Bracelet Pair
19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (150 grams total, 59-63 mm).
Group of two penannular round-section bracelets with clubbed ends. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the shipwrecked English Schooner 'Douro' sunk off the Isles of Scilly in 1843.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Each accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from the Isles of Scilly Underwater Centre.
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LOT 2389
Shipwreck African Slave Trade Manilla Currency Bracelet Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Aboriginal Chert Axe
Australia, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a split wooden haft with cord bindings, fitted polished stone blade with cord bindings secured with a resinous adhesive. 257 grams, 28 cm
From New South Wales, Australia. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.27; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Aboriginal Stone Artefact Group
Australia, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: Eora culture piriform fish-hook file; Tharwal culture piriform and columnar fish-hook files; Tharwal culture worked-shell fish hook. 118 grams total, 48-95 mm
From New South Wales, Australia. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.7, 8, 9, 12; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. Each item accompanied by a copy of an illustrated catalogue information sheet. -
Inuit Bone Harpoon Point
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With barbed head, hexagonal-section shank, lateral spurs, tapered tang. 15.4 grams, 13.3 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.