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LOT 2107
Very Large Uzbek Bed or Table Cover
20TH CENTURY A.D.
74 3/4 x 88 1/8 in. (1.75 kg, 190 x 224 cm).
Rectangular fabric panel with embroidered floral and geometric motifs, applied borders. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Post Medieval Agate Cameo with Profile Portrait of the Madonna
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Opening Bid: £250
Carved in low relief, nimbate profile bust with palla. 2.77 grams, 34 mm
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Each coin worn flat and bent into a double-curved 's' profile, for use as a token of love. 17.55 grams total, 18-20 mm
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The custom of giving a bent coin as a love-token is known from the 17th century in England. The coins were usually smoothed to obliterate the monarch’s head and then bent twice; sometimes they were engraved with initials or symbols such as hearts or knots. If the sweetheart accepted the youth's advances, she kept the token; if not, she disposed of it. The tradition is referred to in the children's rhyme 'There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile, and found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile.' -
Chinese Enamelled Bronze Ewer for the Indian Market
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Opening Bid: £200
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Private collection, UK.
