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LOT 1980
Wooden Figure and Articulated Figural Bottle Stop Group
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 9 5/8 in. (215 grams total, 12.5-24.5 cm).
Comprising: carved hardwood military figure (King's African Rifles); bottle-stop with activating lever to simulate dinking from a bottle; bottle-stop with activating lever to make the figures kiss. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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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Georgian Pipe Tamper of a Knight
Late 18th-early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
The handle formed as a standing knight in plate armour holding a sword to his chest. 73 grams, 86 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market. Ex property of a Suffolk, UK, lady. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Glass Vessel Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Comprising: a millefiori bell-shaped vessel with slender stem; a piriform black glass vessel with white trail decoration. 260 grams total, 11.4-14.7 cm
From 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. -
Wall Map of the Americas by Covens & Mortier
Amsterdam, circa 1750 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Displaying the western hemisphere from Greenland in the north-east to New Zealand in the south-west; based on an earlier French map by De L'Isle; showing extensive detail in general but only sparse information north of California as is common for maps of this era; showing some 17th century discoveries in the Pacific Ocean (including an early depiction of New Zealand), tracks of voyages by explorers etc. 61.5 grams, 53.2 x 65.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Scottish private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
