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LOT 1815
'The Ryedale' Tudor Silver-Gilt Trefoil Clothes Fastener
1500-1600 A.D.
1 in. (3.98 grams, 25 mm).
Comprising a trilobed plaque with three applied domes, granulation, sturdy hook to the reverse; Read's Class D Type 6; a high quality example in exceptional condition.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, UK, in 2022, by Matthew Lee-Smith.
Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure with case tracking no.2023T221.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-708E7A.
Accompanied by a copy of the letter from the British Museum disclaiming the Crown's interest in the find.
See Read, B. Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Langport, 2008.
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LOT 1815
'The Ryedale' Tudor Silver-Gilt Trefoil Clothes Fastener
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Ethiopian Manuscript Page with Mary Rescuing the Two Scribes from Devils
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Leaf from a vellum manuscript with hand-coloured image: Mary, right, nimbate in red floor-length robe and blue mantle holding aloft a soul in yellow kilt, its neck seized by two crouching winged dark-skinned demons; a third demon, left, with protruding tongue seizing the upper body of another soul; foreground: two male figures seated on low stools, each with vellum page in one hand and quill in the other; panels of red Coptic text above the scribes, beside their souls; the right edge damaged, left edge folded and pierced for binding. 40 grams, 29.5 x 26 cm
Collection of David Buxton (1913-2003), author of 'Travels in Ethiopia', 1949.
The image is related to the tale of Virgin Mary and the two brothers who were scribes. In this tale, Mary rescues the souls of the scribes who had committed sins whilst they were engaged in writing a copy of the Book of the Miracles of the Virgin Mary. -
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Framed Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Showing figures in an architectural setting, water and landscape beyond; possibly two female attendants, one holding a torch, the other keeping guard, assisting their mistress who has ventured out at dusk to meet her lover; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 528 grams, 32.5 x 23.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Georgian Bronze Weight Collection
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Set of nested weights with their values punched into the surface. 140 grams total, 15-39 mm
Ex Simmons gallery, 1990s. From a North London, UK, collection.
