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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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Parthian Style Marble Female Dignitary
20th century A.D or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £494
Carved in the round nude female supporting her weight on her left arm and thigh, holding a rectangular block to her side beneath her breast. 720 grams, 25 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Stuart Period Gold and Garnet Mount
Circa 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Quatrefoil with four lateral loops, central stud with inset garnet cloison. 0.93 grams, 13 mm
Ex European collection, 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Silver Ring with Epigraphic Bezel
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a D-section hoop, openwork columnar shoulders supporting a hollow disc bezel, the bezel with Arabic inscription above a wreath. 3.95 grams, 24.30 mm overall, 18.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
