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LOT 1908
Western Asiatic Style Stone Gaming Piece Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (446 grams total, 45-59 mm).
Comprising five roughly conical pieces, and one shaped as a stylised crown. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Stuart Enamelled Bronze Mount Pair
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Each oval in plan and slightly convex on the outer face, the larger one with a central sexfoil with tendrils either side and a lis below, the smaller one with petals and scrolls. 18.3 grams total, 21-32 mm
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Roman Style Bronze Model Knife
18th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With narrow tongue-shaped iron blade and copper-alloy hilt formed as a hippocamp. 10.7 grams, 87 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Post Medieval Gilt Bronze Religious Mount
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Hexagonal with a central roundel, a standing nimbate saint to the centre surrounded by an inscription 'Faithful unto death' from book of Revelations: 2:8-11; pierced through the angles. 7.05 grams, 27 mm
Found at Winterbourne, Berkshire, UK, in 1987. Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
