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LOT 2517
Western Asiatic Style Bronze Dagger Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 7/8 - 16 in. (620 grams total, 30-40.5 cm).
Comprising a slender dagger with an integral hilt formed as a serpent with open jaws; a curved single-edged dagger with an integral decorative hilt with an animal-head pommel and a loop above. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1960s.
From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
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LOT 2517
Western Asiatic Style Bronze Dagger Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Tudor Bronze Skillet Handle with 'Fear God x Thomas Hatch'
1575-1599 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Roughly rectangular in shape, tapering slightly towards the terminal, part of the wall and rim of the vessel remaining attached to the handle; on the upper side of the handle between two beaded borders an inscription cast in high relief thought to read '[FE]Ar(lis?)GOD+TAMAS.hACh'. 147 grams, 12.7 cm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-4C5F3B.
Thomas Hatch, was a foundry master known to have signed his wares 'TAMAS hACh', and is thought to have been operating between 1575 and 1599 (Butler and Green, 2003,72-73) at Broomfield in Kent. Although no Thomas Hatch's is known to include the phrase 'FEAR GOD', an example is known by Edmund Giles, thought to be Hatch's apprentice (Butler and Green, 2003, 69 and 73). -
Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Ring with Gemstone
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With D-section shank, openwork volute shoulders and insert irregular gemstone. 1.76 grams, 23.10 mm overall, 19.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Amenhotep III British Museum Reproduction
20th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Pharaoh Amenhotep III with crown and uraeus, lentoid eyes and enigmatic smiling mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.03 kg total, 38 cm high including stand
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
