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LOT 1401
Spanish Blue and White Tile with Hunting Scene
POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
10 3/4 x 9 in. (1.37 kg, 27.5 x 23 cm).
A blue and white rectangular tile depicting a hunting scene set in woodland, showing a mounted rider galloping left, holding a spear and wearing a plumed headdress, hunting hounds running beside him; mounted in a gold-coloured frame.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 2000s.
Property of a North London collector.
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Silver Inlaid Astrolabe
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £305
A base metal astrolabe, discoid with silver-inlaid zodiac to the reverse, domed obverse with numerals and text to the dome, removable cover with retaining bar, axle and cotter pin. 1.08 kg, 22.5 cm high
Fine condition.
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Gold, Enamel, and Diamond-Set Skull Ring
Circa 1700 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,212
A Queen Anne period gold ring composed of a slender hoop with expanding shoulders formed as the ball-joints of long bones; bezel formed as an elongated stylised skull featuring large eye-sockets set with facetted diamonds; white enamelled teeth and head detailing; accompanied by a vintage ring box. 2.82 grams, 19.54 mm overall,17.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
Acquired from Berganza, Hatton Garden, London, 2016. Property of an East Sussex collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Berganza invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11665-197583.
Likely a ring of the memento mori genre. The V & A Museum states that during the 'Renaissance, the ring developed from the simple forms of the medieval period into a miniature work of art, combining the skills of the chaser, engraver and enameller as well as the stone cutter.'
