Pewter, 38.02 grams, 165 mm. Circa 17th century AD. A cast pewter spoon with broad bowl and elliptical-section handle terminating in a stylized acorn. Close to the handle within the bowl is the stamped maker's mark comprising a bilinear circle surrounding the initials 'EM' beneath a crown or volute. Reference: Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, vol.1, Langport, 2001 item item 728, 732. Fine condition. Provenance: found near Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK.

Copper-alloy, 27.56 grams, 172 mm. Circa 17th century AD. A cast gilt copper-alloy spoon with flat-section handle, balustred finial and broad bowl. A stamped maker's mark is placed below the junction with the handle, possibly a rosette within a circle. Reference: Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, vol.1, Langport, 2001 item 730. Fine condition, repaired. Provenance: found Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK.

Copper-alloy, 65 grams, 49.15 mm. Circa 18th century AD. A cast copper-alloy pipe tamper with stem missing. The handle is formed as a female bent over and peering between her legs, with skirt drawn up and exposing herself. Pipe tampers were produced from the late 16th century to provide smokers with a tool for compressing the tobacco in the pipe bowl to ensure slow burning of the tobacco. Bawdy and sexually explicit types of tamper became popular during the second half of the 18th century. Reference: for small domestic figural items, see Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base-Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800, London, 2005. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Birmingham, UK.

Copper-alloy, 24.26 grams, 48.43 mm. Circa 18th century AD. A cast copper-alloy bifacial fitting depicting two boxers with bare raised fists, one leaning backwards and the other preparing to strike. A rare piece of boxing memorabelia. Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base-Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800, London, 2005 p.169. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: found Birmingham, UK.

Lead alloy, 50 grams, 85 mm. 19th century AD. A lead badge with ropework suspension loop. Obv: a bearded facing bust encircled by pseudo-legend and spurious date 1320. Rev: standing mailed figure holding sceptre and sword with pseudo-legend. Sometimes known as the Shadwell Dock forgeries, these badges, with other articles, were the subject of much debate in the 19th century. Learned antiquaries of the day were fooled. Reference: see website http://www.mernick.org.uk/B&C/years/1301.htm for this type and general information; George Clinch, Handbook of English Antiquities, fig. 178 (this design) and for general information.As made, complete with the originally applied 'fake' patination and rare thus. Provenance: ex Doggett family; ex Lord Holland of Holland House, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1773-1840).

Lead alloy, 85 grams, 75 mm. 19th century AD. A lead badge with two ropework suspension loops. Obv: a helmetted profile bust with sword; no legend. Rev: bird standing with pseudo-legend and spurious date 1340 (with reversed 4). Sometimes known as the Shadwell Dock forgeries, these badges, with other articles, were the subject of much debate in the 19th century. Learned antiquaries of the day were fooled. Reference: see website http://www.mernick.org.uk/B&C/years/1301.htm for this type and general information; George Clinch, Handbook of English Antiquities, fig. 178 (this design) and for general information.As made, complete with the originally applied 'fake' patination and rare thus. Provenance: ex Doggett family; ex Lord Holland of Holland House, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1773-1840).

Lead alloy, 70 grams, 90 mm. 19th century AD. A lead badge with pelleted suspension loop. Obv: a radiate crowned facing bust with transverse sword with pseudo-legend and spurious date 1301. Rev: mailed fist holding key with pseudo-legend. Sometimes known as the Shadwell Dock forgeries, these badges, with other articles, were the subject of much debate in the 19th century. Learned antiquaries of the day were fooled. Reference: see website http://www.mernick.org.uk/B&C/years/1301.htm for this type and general information; George Clinch, Handbook of English Antiquities, fig. 178 (this design) and for general information.As made, complete with the originally applied 'fake' patination and rare thus. Provenance: ex Doggett family; ex Lord Holland of Holland House, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1773-1840).

Latten, 36.83 grams, 174 mm. Circa 17th century AD. A cast latten spoon with a concave discoid bowl, elliptical-section handle and ribbed bulb terminal with flat-topped disc finial. On the bowl, below the junction with the handle, is a stamped heart motif within a double ring. Reference: Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, vol.1, Langport, 2001 item 729, 730. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: found Bussage Stroud, Glostershire, England.

Copper-alloy, 1.32 grams, 25.47 mm. Circa 18th century AD. A discoid foil plate bearing an embossed design of a lady of fashion bust facing left, with elaborately dressed hair and gown. The foil is about 0.5 mm thick, and has a scalloped profile. Fine condition, split longitudinally in antiquity. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Silver and niello, 6.12 grams, 21.11 mm overall (approximate size British Q, US 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 18). Circa 17th-18th century AD. A silver finger ring with flat-section hoop and expanding shoulders with a rectangular bezel. The shoulders bear stylised foliage patterns reserved against a niello background, and the bezel features three roundels surrounded by foliage. Reference: Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings 1930, London, 1993 plate xxiv. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy and carnelian, 5.54 grams, 25.49 mm. Circa 18th-19th century AD. An elliptical onyx intaglio within a stepped copper-alloy frame with lobes for an openwork handle (lost in antiquity). The design of the intaglio features a bearded male with naked torso, left hand on hip and right arm extended; above this the motto DREAD GOD in seriffed capitals and below a wreath. Below this a hatched cartouche bearing the initials RG in an ornate copperplate hand. The phrase 'Dread God' is the motto of the Scottish Monro clan. Reference: cf. Pateman, B. Collecting Seals, London, 2008 item 103, 117. The seal in very fine condition. Provenance: from an old Scottish collection.

Copper-alloy, 57.90 grams, 102.91 mm. Circa 18th century AD. A pair of cast nutcrackers comprising a hinge and flat plates with punched triangular keying, round-section ribbed arms with recurved elliptical-section grips. Reference: Fine condition, complete. Provenance: found near Wigan, UK.

Silver, 7.75 grams, 27.05 mm. Circa 19th century AD. A Georgian stamp seal in the form of an elliptical plate, slightly domed and ribbed, with an elaborate openwork scrolled handle above. The design features a ducal coronet above an elliptical shield bearing three wings in profile, supported by addorsed griffins, with elaborate scrollwork beneath. Reference: cf. Pateman, B. Collecting Seals, London, 2008 items 106, 129. Good very fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Gilt copper-alloy, 4.03 grams, 40.60 mm. 18th century AD. A decorative vesica-shaped brooch with plain, elliptical central section surrounded by c-scrolled volutes on the long sides and palmettes on the ends. The hinge and catchplate attachment point are in place on the reverse, the pin lost. Very fine condition, gilding intact on the rim. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Silver, 7.90 grams, 29.23 mm. Coin dated 1889. A Victoria Jubilee Head shilling mounted in an indented circular silver brooch frame with projecting beads, hallmarked Birmingham (anchor) with date letter Gothic ‘r’ (for 1891), complete with pin and catchplate. Coin see S. 3926. Very fine condition, the hinge slightly distorted. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Iron, 190 grams, 140.24 mm. Circa 18th century AD. A cast iron nutcracker comprising two round-section handles with bulb insets and transverse ribbed terminals rising to flat rectangular plates, their surfaces keyed to grip the shell, attached to a pivot plate with a wider and a narrower central bar, allowing various sizes of nut to be opened. Very fine condition, complete and usable. Provenance: found near Wigan, Lancashire, England.

Silver, 5.48 grams, 23.57 mm external. (British size U, USA 10, Europe 22.52). A silver finger ring with plain flat hoop decorated with a cast faux buckle and keeper on the bezel. On the interior, the maker's mark [RP] next to the silver standard Sterling .925 mark, the anchor city mark for Birmingham, and the script letter 'b' within a shield for the year 1901. The maker's mark refers to Robert Pringle & Sons. Good fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Iron, 85 grams, 116.16 mm. Circa 18th century AD. A cast iron nutcracker comprising two round-section handles with flat rectangular plates, their surfaces keyed to grip the shell, attached to a pivot plate with a wider and a narrower central bar, allowing various sizes of nut to be opened. Very fine condition, complete and usable. Provenance: found near Wigan, Lancashire, England.

Silver, 5.32 grams, 88.07 mm. 18th century AD. A rectangular-section shaft with a bulbous knop at the top. The shaft is pierced at the tope with a circular hole and below this is placed a rectangular slot. The initials RN are inscribed below the slot in voided capitals. Bodkins were used in the Tudor and Stuart periods as female dress accessories; the upper hole was used to attach a pearl pendant to the shaft. Reference: Bailey, G. Detector Finds Vol.3, Witham, 1997 p.77 item 15. Very fine condition, some distortion to lower end. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Lead, 24.44 grams, 27.30 mm. Circa late 19th century AD. A cast bifacial mount in the form of a grimacing male face with short hair, a heavy furrowed brow, c-shaped ears, rounded nose and inflated cheeks which extend on both sides of a rectangular slot. The piece is pierced longitudinally with a quadrangular slot. Reference: cf. decorative pommels in Duprat, M Les jouets C.R, invention et fantaisie 1998, éditions Massin, page 201, also Détection Passion n° 52, mai-juin 2004. CR mark for Charles Rossignol. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

Copper-alloy and glass, 5.71 grams, 30.60 mm. Circa 1850 AD. A red glass intaglio set into a delicate rococo frame for use as a seal. The bronzework is a good example of Georgian style, its gentle curves imitating natural forms. The motif of the seal is a male figure in classical drapery, with a sabre in his raised right hand and a severed head in his left. The legend depicted possibly represents the decapitation of Medusa which is the culmination of the tale of Perseus, however there are many ancient stories to choose from in which a beheading forms a significant event. Reference: cf. Pateman, B. Collecting Seals, London, 2008, p.118 item 128. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found Gostershire, England.

Silver, 2.37 grams, 67.31 mm. Dated 1882. The head of the pin formed from a 10 ore coin of Norway dated 1883. The pin shaft twisted and with a loop for a safety chain. Reference: Krause Norway KM#350. Provenance: found Hertfordshire. A good quality hair pin.

Copper-alloy, 51.27 grams, 99.40 mm. Circa 18th century AD. Of cast form, with separately cast acanthus leaf terminals and fully gilded. The reverse with two fixing lugs. From a rapier or 'small' sword. Provenance: found Lincolnshire. A nice example.

Copper alloy, 49.76 grams; 90.99 mm. Circa 1700-1750. A well made and decorated pair of lever type nut and seed crackers made for small nuts from indigenous English trees, not the large tropical varieties available today. Full working order, professionally cleaned and conserved and in very fine condition.

Pewter, 36.02 grams, 44.57mm wide. Crest mount; 18th century AD. Of cast form with a very well detailed heraldic boar's head crest. The plain reverse shows evidence of where iron fixing studs were orginally fitted. Crest mounts of this form were affixed to harness or carriage doors to indicate the name of the owner. Reference: Fairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain & Ireland for information on crests in general and of the particular family names associated with them. Slight loss to one ear, otherwise in excellent condition and a scarce item.

Clay, 820 grams; 244.48 x 105.06 mm. Circa 18th century AD. A large medieval cooking pot with three short feet on a rounded base. The sides are of a ribbed style, high with a large out stepped rim and rolled lip; the handle is short and thick in cross section. Sparsely glazed on the outside, with some heat fractures in the base from use. A nice piece in very fine condition. From The Netherlands, made in the city of Bergen op Zoom.

Silver, 1.69 grams; 25.99 mm. Circa 16th-17th century AD. A beautiful cast silver convex moulded-relief clothes fastener, leaf-shaped and detailed with a high and low relief chequered pattern, possibly Masonic. The eye-section that receives the male fastener is small with rounded sides and has a fixing loop either side, the end terminal is in the form of a degraded trefoil and the fixing hole is positioned just above. Ref: Hooked-Clasps & Eyes by Brian Read, page 169; item 633. A good non-excavated example in extremely fine condition.