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LOT 1953
Stone and Other Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 17 1/4 in. (894 grams total, 2.2-43.5 cm).
Including a lion figure on a rectangular base, heater-shaped escutcheon with rosettes and tendrils and other items. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Chinese Style Funerary Vessel
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An undated, archaic style funerary vessel with flask-shaped body, pierced lug handles at the shoulders suspending a link chain and beast-head handle, pedestal foot; both faces decorated with a panel displaying figural scenes in raised relief, a dancer at the centre flanked by animals and scrolling tendrils, musicians standing to either side; extensive remains of polychrome pigmentation. 445 grams, 19.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection. -
Tudor Gold Ring with Rock Crystal Cabochon.
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Flat-section hoop supporting a rectangular bezel with flared sidewall, inset cabochon above. 0.91 grams, 20.81 mm overall, 14.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Ex London, UK, collection, before 2000. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Gold Posy Ring with Garnet
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Slender shank with the vestiges of a posy inscription internally, square bezel forming a cell with granule cluster to each lateral face; with a later cabochon garnet gemstone. 1.56 grams, 23.33 mm overall, 18.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe, 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired by the previous owner's father in the early 1990s. Property of a Warwickshire, UK, collector.