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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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Egyptian Style Deep Blue Glazed Taweret Amulet
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Formed as a low-relief image of Taweret and pierced at the neck. 0.76 grams, 22.6 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
The profile of the plaque strongly recalls the classic wedjat motif. -
Georgian Pewter Spoon
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
With long ovoid bowl, square-section shank and broad scooped finial; usage wear. 75 grams, 20.2 cm
Acquired in the 1980s. From an old Cheshire, UK, archaeological collection. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Egyptian Style Terracotta Snake
20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
With D-section body and S-curved coils, head raised and mouth gaping to reveal a forked tongue; repaired. 456 grams, 18 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
