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LOT 2123
Tudor and Later Bronze Artefact Collection
16TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 4 5/8 in. (190 grams total, 1.6-11.7 cm).
Including a crotal bell, thimble, hooked tag, double-loop belt buckle and other items. [23, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound various site in the UK.
Ex N. Mills.
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Stained Glass Panel of an Architect Inspecting the Work of Masons
Low Countries, circa 1640 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Ellipsoid panel with polychrome scene depicting a standing figure in doublet with broad collar, plain hose and wide-brimmed felt hat, holding a surveying staff and pointing towards a stone in preparation; mason to the rear wearing a soft felt cap with turned brim and with an apron on his waist, using a mallet and chisel to finish a stone block on a bench; second mason kneeling working on a fresh dressed stone with a mallet and bolster; chisels, square and other tools in the foreground, all set in a landscape with building under construction; cracked and repaired, in a lead came with loop to the upper edge. 271 grams, 26.7 cm
Collection of Henry L Hotellier (1908-1993), and by descent until 2021. Encheres Cote d'Opal DeBacker Richmond, 22 May 2021, no.263 [Part]. -
Tudor 'Published' Bronze Clothes Fastener Collection
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Group of hooked tags of various forms including rosette and openwork types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series and Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD 1840. 25.3 grams total, 30-40 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Terracotta Head of a Bearded Man
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Hollow-formed with wavy hair and beard, trim moustache, mouth slightly open; mounted on a custom-made stand. 5.75 kg total, 33.5 cm including stand
Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12305-215650.
