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LOT 0419
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.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Large Post Medieval Wooden Virgin at Prayer Statue
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,123
Modelled in a dynamic standing posture wearing floor-length robes, hands clasped in front of her breast; remains of polychrome pigmentation. 27.7 kg, 98 cm high
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Mixed Gemstone Collection
20th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £59
The group comprising: two facetted olivine gems with a handwritten label 'Olivine, Egypt'; cushion-cut peridot with a handwritten label 'Peridot, Egypt'; a round-cut spessartite garnet with a handwritten label 'Spessartite garnet, Burma, £1-10/-'; an oval lapis lazuli intaglio; an oval light green turquoise intaglio; a rectangle-cut smoky quartz; a round-cut red glass gem; two black onyx(?) intaglios, one round and one rectangular. 7.86 grams total, 4-16 mm
UK private collection formed 1970s-1990s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Amethyst Portrait Gemstone in Phallic Form
Late 18th-early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Polished amethyst gemstone with intaglio profile male bust created by the lateral drilling (rather than sculpting) technique creating a series of phalloi. 2.58 grams, 25 mm
Old English collection. Acquired on the London art market.
