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LOT 2058
Trinket Box Group
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 - 3 5/8 in. (185 grams total, 56-92 mm).
Comprising a pewter box with a hunting scene lid, two shallow wooden boxes with painted scene on the lid, one taller box with a naive style house on the lid. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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The 'Schooner Douro' Shipwreck Bronze Manilla Currency Bracelet
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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].' 88 grams, 60 mm
From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Style Alabaster Kneeling Statue
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Carved in the round kilted figure kneeling on a square base, wearing the khat headdress with uraeus, holding an orb in each hand. 1.97 kg, 22 cm high
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Renaissance Bronze Glove Ring with an Inkwell
Italian, 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Flat-section hoop with raised rim to each edge, tubular shank with frieze of robed figures between decorated arches and with pendant fronds above; domed lid with hinge and catch, stepped rim and chamber. 115 grams, 64.40 mm overall, 22.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y 1/2, USA 12 1/4, Europe 28.2, Japan 27)
Private collection, UK.
