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LOT 2130
Tudor and Later 'Thames' Bronze Book Clasp Group
16TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 3/8 in. (28.5 grams total, 18-62 mm).
Including decorative examples displaying lion heads; rosettes and geometric motifs, together with other designs; remains of foam mounting backing to reverses. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.
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Tudor Period Bronze Figural Mount
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Or finial depicting a well-modelled figure of the Virgin Mary in relief to one face. 19.5 grams, 51 mm
From an old English collection before 2010. From the collection of a North American gentleman. -
Post Medieval Silver Retainer's Badge
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Heraldic crest comprising a torque and vine-leaf circlet, nude upper body of a man blowing a horn. 8.47 grams, 25 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Egyptian Style Basalt Torso of a Pharaoh
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,365
Seated and bare-chested, wearing a pleated kilt, arms to the sides and hands resting on the knees; mounted on a wooden display stand. 11.2 kg total, 35 cm high including stand
Acquired 1970s onwards. Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK. Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK.
