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LOT 2142
Working Iron Padlock and Key
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (196 grams, 10.9 cm).
With a D-shaped shank and cylindrical body with lateral extensions, loop handle to the key. [2]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1970s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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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Renaissance Devotional Aid Depicting Saint Sebastian Tied to a Coral Branch
Southern Germany, circa 1500-1520 A.D., adapted by Jacob Frick of Constance, circa 1590 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Comprising a parcel-gilt raised discoid base with fluted hexafoil developing to a central column with braided collar and openwork crown socket; inset portion of natural coral branch; figure of St Sebastian modelled in the round with three arrows piercing his shoulders and chest and the stub of a fourth in his shin, portrayed with gilt loincloth and centre-parted hair, braided wire bonds to the left wrist and one ankle' old collector's numbers 'V.590.3H1 7' and '18688' to underside. 190 grams, 12.4 cm
F.K.A. Huelsmann, Hamburg. with Christie's, Geneva, 13 May 1981, no.7. Private collection, South Germany. with Hargesheimer & Gunther, 22 September 2017, no.1307. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12507-230673. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot will require a CITES licence when exported outside the UK. -
Queen Anne Engraved Gold Memento Mori Skull Ring
Dated 1706 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
With stylised skull to the outer face, engraved to the inner face 'E. Judd ob. 6 June 1706 and maker's mark 'ID' for Josiah Daniel, London goldsmith of the early 18th century. 4.30 grams, 20.77 mm overall, 18.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an East Sussex collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Georgian Bronze Toy Cannon Collection
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Five barrels for toy cannons, each with lateral trunnions. 68 grams total, 37-70 mm
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
