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LOT 2072
Stone Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 1/2 - 6 1/2 in. (4.6 kg total, 4-16.5 cm).
Comprising mainly handstones and hammerstones, some mounted on a ceramic stand. [13, 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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Reproduction Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including a ceramic monster-head with cabochon eyes and gilt detailing. 1 kg total, 8.8-23.2 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Elizabethan Period Ceramic Fire Brick Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising four bricks displaying raised designs: three scrolled vegetal compositions and a brick with facing male and female bust in roundels, swags around. 5.9 kg total, 13.5-14.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
These glazed stove or floor tiles are similar to the ones of the great hall and the Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace, made of ceramic, with a glaze to make it hard-wearing and washable. Not just the furnishings, but the palaces themselves were multi-coloured, with brick walls painted red, and exposed timbers in yellow, red, green and white. -
Heraldic Stained Glass Panel Showing Jacob and the Angel
Circa 1600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Rectangular panel assembled from irregular fragments; polychrome painted scene; painted German text in panel above, heater shield with five-pointed star below and title text. 306 grams, 24.5 cm
with Sandford Orcas Manor, South Bedroom. Private collection.
