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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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Indian Style Stone Dagger Handle Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising two curved handles, both with low-relief decoration and one with ibex-head finial. 536 grams total, 12.2-15 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. -
Western Asiatic Style Blue Glazed Gaming Piece Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: a knight modelled after the Lewis Chessmen; a hollow-form counter shaped as a horse head; two conical and one domed with a raised 'tongue' above. 318 grams total, 36-87 mm
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. -
Pewter Spoon Collection
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising eight spoons with shallow circular bowls, seven with a rectangular-section stem and one with a lentoid-section stem. 511 grams total, 15 cm
Acquired in the Netherlands in the 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
