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LOT 1878
Silver Mount of Britannia
CIRCA 1750 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (14.5 grams total, 40 mm including stand).
Depicted in profile and wearing a crested helmet, holding a long spear in her left hand and shield resting against her lower body; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom the late Alison Barker collection, 1970-1990.
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Opening Bid: £100
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Elizabethan Period Gold Ring with Natural Diamond Crystal
Mid 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,925
Comprising a slender hoop with flared shoulders; the bezel formed as four intersecting scallops, with gussets to the underside and tiered collars below; inset octahedral diamond crystal. 2.72 grams, 21.96 mm overall, 16.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
From a 1980s family collection; thence by descent. Property of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12149-216359.
