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LOT 1911
Tudor 'Thames' Pewter Acorn-Topped Spoon with Maker's Mark
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/8 in. (34.8 grams, 16.3 cm).
Featuring a shallow ovoid bowl, round-section stem and acorn finial; bowl stamped with rosette makers mark. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
Cf. Homer, R.F., Five Centuries of Base Metal Spoons, UK, 1975, p.38.
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LOT 1911
Tudor 'Thames' Pewter Acorn-Topped Spoon with Maker's Mark
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Post Medieval Vellum Document of Pope Paul III
Italy, 1534-1538 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Large rectangle with linear upper border and three pendant medallions: St. Peter with book and key, angels supporting the communion cup, St. Paul with sword and book; flanking blocks of dense flowers, leaves and tendrils above incipit 'IN XPI NOMINE AMEN' (in the name of Christ let it be so); similar lateral floral ornament flanking the central block of text in a fine italic hand with red-inked titles and name of the issuing authority (PAVLVS); folded lower edge with cord for attachment of an authenticating seal (absent); witnessed at bottom left corner by Franciscus Caesariensis Ep[iscopu]s (Bishop Francis of Caesaria) and credited at bottom right 'gratis in omnibus amore dei / Marius Cappocinus secretarius' (with thanks to the love of God in all things, Marius the Capuchin, Secretary); some usage wear, faded Italian-language notation to reverse. 137 grams, 74 x 62 cm
Collection of Victor Spark, UK, 2007. Ex central London gallery.
Pope Paul III was the commissioner of the painting of the Last Judgement on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City. -
Renaissance Stained Glass Lancet-Arch Finial Pair
France, Champagne, Troyes, circa 1500-1510 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Comprising two large mounted and framed assemblages displaying intertwined vines and bunches of grapes, both with a folded scroll to base inscribed with Gothic script, one reading 'Dominus Noster' (for Our Lord). 14 kg total, 79 x 56 - 79.5 x 57.5 cm
with Christie's, New York, 19 April 2018, no.169 (part). Ex central London gallery. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12090-217450. -
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Tibetan Style Giant Carnelian Necklace Bead Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three large barrel-shaped beads, asymmetrical and likely reworked. 87 grams total, 42-56 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
