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LOT 1966
Tudor Period Bronze Hook Fastener Group
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 1/4 in. (7.44 grams total, 22-34 mm).
Comprising three openwork hook fasteners with scrolls. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s.
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LOT 1966
Tudor Period Bronze Hook Fastener Group
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Post Medieval Agate Cameo of Bishop Karl Theodor Anton Maria Von Dalberg
Germany, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Ellipsoid with reserved profile of Karl Theodor Anton Maria Von Dalberg facing left, attributed to Johann Martin Bückle (1742-1811). 3.52 grams, 25 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (February 8, 1744 - February 10, 1817) was a Catholic German bishop and statesman. Throughout his career, he held various significant positions, including Prince-Archbishop of Regensburg, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Bishop of Constance and Worms, Prince-Primate of the Confederation of the Rhine, and Grand Duke of Frankfurt. -
French Carnelian Gemstone with King Henry IV in Gold Ring
19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Finely engraved intaglio portraying a left-facing bust of Henry IV (1553–1610), King of France, in armour, with a decorated gorget and distinctive curled beard, set in a high-carat gold bezel and later fitted with a modern plain shank; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.24 grams, 21.83 mm overall, 19.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Acquired on the European art market.
The engraving is directly after a medallic portrait by Guillaume Dupré, Henry IV’s official medallist, which was widely circulated during the king’s reign and thereafter. The king’s profile is clearly drawn from a familiar medallic type, often used in the 17th and 18th centuries as a symbol of royal authority and dynastic legitimacy. -
Spanish Silver-Gilt Cross Pendant
20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £30
Hollow-formed with hexagonal-section arms, each with a raised collar bearing an incised legend 'ME DU CI TO CE LOS' and granule finial; granules between the arms; blackletter legend 'CLUNY' vertically and 'a vol duci' horizontally; suspension ring. 33.32 grams, 59 mm
Ex Cornish collection, UK. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
The Abbaye de Cluny is a site of pilgrimage, a former Benedictine monastery.
