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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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Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Mainly comprising blue and white glazed tiles displaying floral compositions and insects visiting shrubs and flowers. 5.2 kg total, 12 x 13.3 - 13 x 13 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
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Neoclassical Marble Panel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Displaying a figural scene in raised relief; reclining Jupiter beside a tree, Cupid in a biga chariot, standing group of Venus, Vulcanus and erotes; seated Dis Pater and dying Hercules with dog; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 36.9 kg total, 1.3 m wide including stand
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11696-199341. -
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.
