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LOT 2213
Tudor Henry VIII Lead One Pound Town Weight
16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (456 grams, 67 mm).
Discoid with an impressed crowned 'H' to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound from spoil from the Thames Foreshore at Billingsgate in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex collector.
Ex Capital Gains Exhibition at the Museum of London.
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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Western Asiatic Style Terracotta Figure Group
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Mixed group including male with applied columnar headdress and belt. 200 grams total, 10.7-14.4 cm
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Bactrian Style Sodalite Sheep Amulet
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Modelled in the round laying down with the legs tucked beneath the body, and long ears resting along the neck; pierced vertically through the back. 11.4 grams, 34 mm
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George I Engraved Gold Memento Mori Skull Ring with Black Enamel
Dated 1723 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
D-shaped in section with black enamelled outer face and reserved skull, bones and foliage; engraving to inner face 'M.P. ob. 19 Aug .1723 aet 47' and maker's mark 'D.M'. 4.99 grams, 20.97 mm overall, 17.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an East Sussex collector. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12555-231633. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This maker's mark is not listed in the standard works, e.g. Jackson, Sir C.J., English Goldsmiths and Their Marks, London, 1921.
