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LOT 2004
The 'Schooner Douro' Shipwreck Bronze Manilla Currency Bracelet
19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (88 grams, 60 mm).
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].' [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 2004
The 'Schooner Douro' Shipwreck Bronze Manilla Currency Bracelet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Post Medieval Coptic Silvered Cross Pendant
Ethiopia, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Cross botonny with suspension loop, ring-and-dot to centre of obverse. 18.3 grams, 50 mm
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection, 1950s-1970s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
The pectoral cross, also called the neck cross, is much smaller in the Orthodox Ethiopian world (and in general in all Orthodox world) than both the processional and the priests' cross. These crosses, secured by a blue string or cord, adorn the necks of the faithful. Many people receive their pectoral cross at baptism. They are made from a range of materials: bronze, silver, iron, horn, and occasionally gold. The richness of ornaments and the complex structure of Ethiopian crosses give a picture of an extraordinary culture, that of one of the world’s oldest Christian societies. The ornaments and forms of the crosses of Ethiopia are unique and instantly recognisable. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Restrung group of small biconvex beads. 16.7 grams, 46 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Deity Plaster Cast Collection
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising ten impressions showing various characters and scenes including Hercules, cupid teasing a centaur, a hero wrestling a lion, Leda and the swan, and others. 39 grams total, 20-35 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
