13th-19th century AD. A mixed group of twenty-two mostly bronze objects, comprising: a knife blade and tang; three chapes of different styles; a thimble; four pierced lead weights; an 'S' shaped fitting with snake-head terminals; a toy canon; a turtle-shaped attachment with enamelling; a discoid fitting with decorative enamelling, loop and bar across the diameter on the reverse; two rectangular plaques depicting nimbate saints; a ring with tapering terminals; an embossed ring with classical scenes between pelleted borders; a fitting formed as a vessel with globular body with finial on the base and square handle; a bar with domed terminals, flared body and central recess; a fitting shaped like a blade with a collared terminal pierced on both sides; a tapering square-section finial with biconvex collar between two discoid collars, flared foot below; an octagonal-section finial or fitting with domed terminal, with decorative scrolls. 635 grams total, 1.6-13.3cm (1/2 - 5 1/4"). From the private collection of Antony John Scammell (1937-2019); acquired on the UK art market from 1960-2000. Antony John Scammell (1937-2019) was born, and lived his entire life, in the city of Bristol, England. Already from an early age he was enthralled by history and the heroes that it created. While serving overseas with the British Army, Antony began collecting coins and banknotes and this led to collecting a variety of different items throughout his life. From the early 1960s onward, Antony invested in acquiring ancient artefacts. Antony's vast collections started with Egyptian antiquities, but soon branched into Greek and Roman civilisations. The Roman civilisation fascinated him most and, when family commitments allowed, archaeological digs were coordinated in the west of England. These digs uncovered numerous artefacts, many of which were donated to local museums. In retirement, the collecting continued apace, branching into UK coins, British Empire banknotes and fossils. [22, No Reserve]