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LOT 1956
Stone Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 3/8 - 6 3/8 in. (744 grams total, 6.1-16.2 cm including stand).
Mainly anthropomorphic figures in various poses, some on a ceramic base. [5, 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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Post Medieval Bronze Rumbler Bell Collection
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With pierced lug or loop suspension types, many with low-relief rosette and other ornament. 1.41 kg total, 34.7 x 22.2 cm including box
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Wall Map of the Americas by Covens & Mortier
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Opening Bid: £50
Displaying the western hemisphere from Greenland in the north-east to New Zealand in the south-west; based on an earlier French map by De L'Isle; showing extensive detail in general but only sparse information north of California as is common for maps of this era; showing some 17th century discoveries in the Pacific Ocean (including an early depiction of New Zealand), tracks of voyages by explorers etc. 61.5 grams, 53.2 x 65.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Scottish private collection.
