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LOT 1987
Vintage Pin Badge Collection
CIRCA 1980S A.D.
1 - 2 1/4 in. (33 grams total, 24-56 mm).
Including 'Amnesty International', 'I'm Not a Tourist ... I Live Here' and other types. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a S.W. London gentleman, acquired in the 1970s.
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LOT 1987
Vintage Pin Badge Collection
Estimate £10 - 20€12 - 23 (for guidance only)$14 - 27 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Original Moulin Rouge Poster - Les Maitres de l'Affiche, Plate 53 by Jules Cheret of Paris
1896 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Buff-coloured reproduction paper poster with coloured image of a red windmill (Moulin Rouge), donkey carrying a scantily-clad female with other donkeys and females in the background; title in large red lettering 'Bal du Moulin Rouge Place Blanche' and at bottom blind stamp and 'Tous les soirs & Dimanche Jour / Grande Fête les Mercredis et Samedis'; lateral printer's note '(9)470 IMP.Chaix (Sucle. Chéret) 18, Rue Brunel, Paris'; and at bottom left 'Les Maîtres de l'Affiche Pl.53 / Imprimerie Chaix / (Encres Lorilleux & Cie.)'. 47 grams, 39.5 x 28 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector. -
Archaelogical Revival Apotropaic 'Eye' Ring
Europe, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
The ring with a U-shaped hoop and lentoid bezel with ropetwist border, set with a polished banded agate resembling the all-seeing eye. 3.57 grams, 24.17 mm overall, 19.26 x 17.26 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Acquired on the European art market.
Eye beads, often crafted with concentric circle motifs resembling an eye, served as powerful amulets thought to offer protection against the evil eye and malevolent forces. -
Victorian Lava Cameo with Hermes
19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An oval cameo with profile bust of youthful Hermes wearing a petasos. 7.4 grams, 29 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
