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LOT 2373
1.9 Metre High Vintage Oak Display Cabinet
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
75 1/4 x 27 1/8 x 31 3/4 in. (Approximately 80 kg, 191 x 69 x 80.5 cm).
A large wood cabinet glazed on three sides for the display of a suit of armour or similar; internal light; for collection from our Head Office in Harwich only. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a UK gallery.
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Iron Rapier Sword Reproduction
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a narrow triangular blade with ricasso; cup with band of foliage ornament below the everted rim; slightly S-curved quillons with finger-ring; barrel grip with ribbed pommel. 1.09 kg, 105 cm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Seal Matrix Casting Group
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: two castings from moulds taken from a medieval seal, possibly of Edward I, set in plaster in a wooden frame: the smaller with a facing mask in a boat surmounted by a cross, the larger with a seated figure holding orb and sceptre within a lancet arch with a heater shield below. 165 grams total, 34-79 mm
From the collection of a West London, UK, collector. -
Large White Marble Bust of Diana the Huntress
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
The goddess shown in an elegant pose with her head turned to the right and her gaze directed upwards, wearing a laurel leaf crown and a loose garment covering her left breast, leaving the right one exposed, narrow quiver strap crossing over her right shoulder; her hair dressed in soft waves and pulled to a chignon at the nape of her neck; old repair on the neck. 66.5 kg, 68 cm high
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13080-246797.
In the 19th century, many studies of the hunter goddess were inspired by the 'Diana of Versailles', a 2nd-century Roman version in the Greek tradition of iconography, today in the collection of the Louvre Museum, Paris, France.