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LOT 2162
Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Bracelet Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 - 3 7/8 in. (328 grams total, 96-99 mm).
Each a round-section shank with ram's head finials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 2162
Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Bracelet Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Post Medieval Gold Ring with Gemstone representing a Winged Victory Charioteer
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Plano-convex carnelian cloison with incuse image of a biga on a baseline with charioteer; frond in exergue; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.35 grams, 30.04 mm overall, 19.68 x 20.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)
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.13156-249513. -
Figural Bronze Plaque Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: bearded prophet holding a processional cross; shepherd with crook, ewe and lamb; each hollow to the reverse. 185 grams total, 71-86 mm
Private collection, UK. -
Very Large Glazed Bellarmine Witch's Bottle with Contents
Late 16th-early 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
Vessel of squat spherical form with a broad cylindrical neck, strap handle and foot with rolled rim, bearded face (Bartmann 'mask') and other detailing; with original contents comprising: eight iron clout nails with square-section shank and domed head; three similar with flat head; base metal dress pin with hollow-formed spherical head; similar with biconvex head; fragment of coarse-woven textile with five pins in situ; thirteen unassociated pins. 1.7 kg total, bottle: 26.5 cm
From the private collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
Witch bottles were a response to the common belief in witchcraft, which was feared in the Puritan culture of those times. The process involved heating the victim’s urine in a bottle, mixed with human hair and metal nails and pins, sometimes inserted into a cloth panel representing the victim's heart. The bottle was then either buried under the hearth of a house (East Anglian tradition) or thrown into a river (London tradition). The heating of the bottle was supposed to transfer to the body of the witch who had caused the victim to be afflicted.
