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LOT 2363
Western Asiatic Style Rock Crystal Gaming Piece Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 1/4 in. (48 grams total, 21-30 mm).
Comprising three matching domed gaming pieces in graduated sizes. [3]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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LOT 2363
Western Asiatic Style Rock Crystal Gaming Piece Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Grand Tour Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Small lamp with a nude figure on the discus. 40.12 grams, 82 mm
From an important German collection, 1970s onwards. -
Post Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix and Pipe Tamper with Heart and H I
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Columnar shank with ribbed ends, stirrup-shaped base with heart motif, arrow and 'HI' initials, supplied with an impression. 8.15 grams, 41 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. -
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Post Medieval Gold Signet Ring with a Wheat Sheaf
Germany, 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Comprising a large hoop with a cut-cornered bezel engraved with a wheat sheaf flanked by the initials P and H. 9.51 grams, 24.71 mm overall, 21.03 x 17.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13488-263468.
The family name of the coat of arms with the owner’s initials P and H cannot be identified, but it is possibly German. The garb of wheat, often simply called a ‘garb’ in heraldry, is a bound sheaf of grain and one of the most recognisable agricultural charges in coats of arms. Its traditional meaning is abundance, fertility, harvest, prosperity, and the honest reward of labour. Because wheat was a staple crop, the garb often points to a family connection with farming, landholding, milling, food supply, or rural prosperity. In heraldic terminology, it may be shown in gold to emphasise wealth and ripeness, or in natural colours to stress its agricultural character.
