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LOT 1884
Tudor Bronze Hook Fastener Collection
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/2 in. (67 grams total including documents, 15-38 mm).
Comprising nineteen hooked tags of various types, one inscribed with 'IHS'. [19, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
Seven identified by Jim Halliday on two record sheets.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Stained Glass Panel with the Visit of St Mary to St Elizabeth
Flemish, 19th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
In late 15th century style, showing Mary and Elizabeth embracing on the foreground, both with covered heads and wearing a long tunica talaris with a cloak; their husbands Zacharias and Joseph behind dressed in long green robes, Joseph wearing a yellow cap and holding a pastoral staff; architectural background and inscription in medieval Flemish at the bottom 'BEZOEK VAN DE MAAGD MARIA AAN ELISABETH’ (the Visit of Virgin Mary to Elizabeth) in uncial letters; some restoration. 4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm
Some restoration.
From a war-damaged church in Belgium. Ex property of a late Northumberland collector. From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The scene commemorates Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth after receiving the announcement that she would become the mother of Jesus (Luke, I, 39-45). In this guise, Mary is called Our Lady of the Visitation or Mary Most Holy of the Visitation. -
Post Medieval Gold and Other Ring Group
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising: one with gilt hoop, disc bezel with pellets and facetted glass inlay; one with D-section hoop, segmented shoulders, lozengiform bezel with inset cameo of the 'Birth of Venus'. 4.97 grams total, 20-24 mm
From a family collection, acquired 1930s-1980s. Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Cabochon
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a flat-section expandable hoop, applied blue flowers and leaves to each shoulder, raised bezel with applied pellets to sides and faux ropework border, set with a watermelon tourmaline and glass doublet cabochon. 24.99 grams, 31.79 mm overall, 19.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
