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LOT 2366
Stuart Bronze Dagger Guard with Busts
CIRCA 1600-1700 A.D.
3 1/2 in. (26.8 grams, 88 mm).
The centre of the guard oval in plan with a rectangular cut-out, the quillon arms extend on either side and terminate in anthropomorphic projections formed as helmetted heads, both facing in the same direction.
ProvenanceFound Brookland, Kent, UK.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-31C8AA.
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LOT 2366
Stuart Bronze Dagger Guard with Busts
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Stuart Period Gold and Enamel Ring with Citrine-Coloured Table-Cut Paste
England, mid-17th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Set with a vivid orange-yellow table-cut paste in a raised octagonal collet, turquoise-coloured enamel decorating the bezel; the hoop chased with diagonal ornament, with remains of light-blue enamel. 2.58 grams, 22.63 mm overall, 17.40 x 15.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.
The projecting collet and table-cut paste belong to the seventeenth-century tradition of enamelled gemstone and imitation gem rings. -
Post Medieval Silver Stamped Bracelet
Circa 19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a single square-section wire twisted with rounded terminals, with one twisted and looped end, one hooked; stamped to one face. 59.18 grams, 78 mm
From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s. From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent. -
Solid 21 Carat Gold Replica of the Colman Family Armorial Signet Ring
21st century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
A copy of a 16th-17th century ring found near Lomond, Scotland, belonginging to the Colman family of Brent Eleigh, Suffolk. 12.68 grams, 21.95 mm overall, 18.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
From the collection of a London gentleman.
