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LOT 1611
Tudor Period and Later Iron Padlock Collection
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 3 1/8 in. (390 grams total, 45-80 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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Antique Gold Ring with Australian Opals
London, 1894 A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With five graduated white opal cabochons each with shimmering green, blue, yellow and orange coloration believed to be of Australian origin; hallmarked for London, 'T' in shield (1894), 18 carat gold. 5.54 grams, 23.81 mm overall, 17.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamp
Naples, circa 1890s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Modelled in Roman style, depicting the head of a Nubian youth on a triangular base, the neck extending to a slender round nozzle; the filling hole formed as a flower emerging from the forehead, a tongue-shaped reflector behind with a looped handle underneath. 632 grams, 14 cm wide
From a family collection formed in the 1970s-1980s. From the Inglismaldie Castle estate, Angus, Scotland, by descent to the current owner. -
Georgian Silver 'My Fate Today Shall be Yours Tomorrow' Memento Mori Skull Ring
Late 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Hexagonal in plan with epigraphic and figural panels: memorial cross with serpent; 'hodie mihi' and 'cras tibi' (my [fate] today [shall be] yours tomorrow); mane-in-fede clasped hands; angel with sword; skull and crossed bones among foliage. 12.5 grams, 23.13 mm overall, 19.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Ex Sussex, UK, private collection. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
