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LOT 2122
'Thames' Tudor Bronze Dress Pin Collection
16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (10.2 grams total, 35-63 mm).
Mostly with hatching to the globular head. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore, UK.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Style Frog and Duck Weight Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: red hardstone weight with incuse bird image to underside; carved agate weight; serpentine bead in the form of a frog. 59 grams total, 30-33 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Ceramic Fertility Figure Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Mixed group of figurines in various styles and poses; after the antique. 635 grams total, 11.4-18.5 cm
Ex London art market 1990s. From a London, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
The 'Schooner Douro' Shipwreck Bronze Manilla Currency Bracelet
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a round-section penannular body and trumpet-shaped terminals; accompanying collector's handwritten note 'Schooner Douro trading from England > Puerto > Sudan (slaver) carrying manillas and beads, armoury and baled goods. Wrecked off Gt. Creberweshan Rock, Isles of Scilly 1943. All hands loss [sic].' 88 grams, 60 mm
From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s.