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LOT 2056
Western Asiatic Style Jet Gaming Piece Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 - 30 1/4 in. (260 grams total, 38-77 mm).
Of stylised design, many with faceting in plan and other features. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Renaissance Nicolo Gemstone with Bust of the Greek God Pan in Gold Ring
17th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Ellipsoid nicolo plaque with intaglio profile bust of Pan with thick hair and beard, goat's horns on the brow; in a later sympathetic gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.40 grams, 23.72 mm overall, 21.99 x 17.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13153-249514. -
Gilt Framed Set of Historical Prints
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A set of four framed and glazed historical prints: Sir Francis Drake, engraved by S. Freeman, published London, 1829, by Harding & Lepard; Sir Walter Raleigh, engraved by H. Robinson, published London, 1829, by Harding & Lepard; Spencer Compton, engraved by H. Robinson, published London, 1834, by Harding & Lepard; Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, engraved by H.T. Ryall, published London, 1830, by Harding & Lepard. 2.3 kg total, 32.5 x 24.5 cm each
Fair to fine condition.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Tudor Period Lead 'Horn Book' Teaching Aid
1600-1633 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,510
A rare complete and undamaged rectangular plaque bearing raised, moulded text on the obverse; with hatched three horizontal bars and two pelletted between five registers, framing the letters of the alphabet '+ABCDE / FGHIKL / MN[reversed]OPq / RSTVW / +Y[Z]'; tree with berries on a hatched field to the reverse. 26.8 grams, 53 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Kniveton, Derbyshire Dales, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.WMID-341C6A.
The letter 'U' has been omitted from the alphabet, as is common with such objects, as has the letter 'J', suggesting that the book was produced prior to the publication of Charles Butler's English Grammar (1633), which first distinguished between I and J. The letter Z is reversed. Hornbooks were employed as learning aids and commonly made from paper mounted onto wood, together with a transparent sheet of horn. Smaller, more portable lead-alloy examples such as this one are generally believed to have been mass-produced, whilst still falling within the genre of 'hornbooks'.
