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LOT 1935
Tudor Period and Later Iron Padlock Collection
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 3 1/8 in. (408 grams total, 40-79 mm).
Comprising a variety of types of padlocks, most retaining their arm and ceased in the locked position. [8]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Post Medieval Bronze Animal Shackle
16th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
A bull ring with a semicircular loop comprising a curved bar and a straight hinged arm; hoop expanded and flattened at both its ends; one end forming a hinged junction, the other for insertion through a slot in the other end of the bar. 142 grams, 11.5 cm
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Post Medieval Trench Art Ring
Dated 1918 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of a flat-section hoop with expanded bezel, shallow inscribed volute hearts and geometric motifs to the shoulders, '1918' to centre. 2.41 grams, 20.80 mm overall, 19.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
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Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skull and Snakes
19th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
With D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders to a facetted bezel, openwork flower bud to each shoulder, incised hatched triangles to the scooped facets above, 'MORS' inscribed to the upper panel, 'SOIFI' to the lower; pale gold insert to central cell engraved with a skull amid entwined snakes. 10.11 grams, 26.62 mm overall, 18.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Fine condition. Resized.
Acquired since before 1970. Ex private collection of a West Sussex, UK, collector.
