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LOT 2007
The Royal Navy's First Invincible Shipwreck Musket and Pistol Shot Presentation Box Group
1758 A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (170 grams total, 13-17 mm).
Three card boxes, each with a musket and pistol shot and explanatory text inside lid. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 2007
The Royal Navy's First Invincible Shipwreck Musket and Pistol Shot Presentation Box Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Stuart Period Bronze Four-Way Seal Matrix
Circa 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising four trumpet-shaped arms radiating from a central cube, each with a discoid head; motifs comprising: an agnus dei (lamb and flag), a two-headed spread eagle, a stag passant, a cockerel, each in a beaded border. 26.2 grams, 39 mm
Found Lincolnshire, UK. -
Hellenistic Style Agate Cosmetic Dish
20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Miniature shallow dish with flared sidewall. 13.3 grams, 30 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. -
Large Mesopotamian Style Stone Vessel Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a hollow-formed rhyton with trumpet-shaped filler hole and a repaired leaf-shaped bowl with pouring lip. 1.12 kg total, 13.5-15.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.