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LOT 2037
Tudor Period Silver Hook Fastener and Hat Ornament Collection
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (12.3 grams total, 14-21 mm).
Including composite rosette button, openwork hooked tag and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureSee Read, B., Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Langport, 2008, for discussion.
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LOT 2037
Tudor Period Silver Hook Fastener and Hat Ornament Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Tudor Period Tinned Bronze Betrothal Ring with Arrow
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With octagonal plaque and chamfered edges, incuse design including an arrow and enigmatic pseudo-text. 12.11 grams, 23.32 mm overall, 19.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Marble Bust of Young Hadrian
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Tastefully carved bust of a youthful male with abundant curly hair, broad brow and high cheekbones, mutton-chop whiskers, long sturdy neck; dressed in classical style with a loose mantle covering the broad shoulders and secured at the right shoulder by a knopped fastener. 40.9 kg, 54 cm
Acquired on the North American art market. Private collection, England. -
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Idol Group
20th century A.DSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: a rectangular panel with applied facial features; a carved antler fragment with seated figure; a stylised human bust with spiral to the underside. 109 grams total, 35-89 mm
Acquired from Drout, Paris, in the 1990s. Ex Paris collection.
