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LOT 1983
Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Dress Fastener
16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (9.9 grams, 30 mm).
Comprising trefoil domes adorned with filigree flowers and roundels, central bulb surrounded by 'petals', hook to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 1983
Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Dress Fastener
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Tudor and Later 'Thames' Lead Toy Griddle Group
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Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s. -
Post Medieval Gold Ring with Carnelian Cabochon
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
The hoop carinated, kidney-shaped cabochon held in a claw setting with engraved scalloped border. 8.65 grams, 27.52 mm overall, 16.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
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Gilt Painted Wooden Icon of Saint Paraskevi
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Depicting a richly dressed facing figure, crowned and nimbate, winged angels on clouds flanking the head; holding a cross in her right hand and a scroll in her proper left arm bearing handwritten Slavic script of the Nicene Creed; additional Slavic script with her name across the right and left fields. 854 grams, 31 cm
The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permthrin, as a precaution.
Ex French gallery, Paris.
Saint Paraskevi is usually depicted holding an Eastern Cross and a scroll with the words from the Nicene Creed (here, in old Slavonic: Верую во единаго Бога Отца, Вседержителя, Творца небу и земли,видимым же всем и невидимым = We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen), professing her faith in another while being crowned with the crown of the martyrdom by two angels.
