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LOT 1534
Tudor Period 'Thames' Mixed Artefact Group
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 3/8 in. (62 grams total, 17-88 mm).
Including a square-section greywacke hone, antler tine capped with silver, bone core from which disc have been cut and other items. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa mid 1980s.
Property of an Essex collector.
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Post Medieval Mixed Metal Artefact Collection in Case
Circa 17th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising a large quantity of milled coins, mainly English; various badges; rings; two spoons; keys; buckle loops; lead weights; a toy car and an interesting mixture of other items; housed in a velvet-lined wooden case. 5.5 kg total, 51 x 24.7 cm including box
Ex UK deceased estate. Property of a North London collector. -
Elizabethan Period Ceramic Fire Brick Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Each differently sized and displaying a design in relief, including elaborate floral motifs, heraldic lion within lozenge and heraldic shields. 5.12 kg total, 13.5 - 14.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
These glazed stove or floor tiles are similar to the ones of the great hall and the Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace, made of ceramic, with a glaze to make it hard-wearing and washable. Not just the furnishings, but the palaces themselves were multi-coloured, with brick walls painted red, and exposed timbers in yellow, red, green and white. -
Tudor Period Bronze Signet Ring
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid hoop with rim and inner rectangle, fronds to the outer zone and hooked cross to the centre. 5.77 grams, 23.73 mm overall, 21.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
