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LOT 2394
Antique Carved Carrara Marble Mortar
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (2.75 kg, 19 cm wide).
Cup-shaped type with flat rim and discoid foot; four radiating vertical arms to the outer face, one with pouring lip to the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2394
Antique Carved Carrara Marble Mortar
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bedouin Silver-Coloured Ring with Horse Gemstone
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Opening Bid: £5
The hoop with low-relief geometric decoration, a tall bezel with crescentic motifs and set with a green glass intaglio with a stylised horse motif. 14.10 grams, 28.97 mm overall, 19.18 x 16.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Italian Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Inkwell Modelled as the Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio
19th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Carved as a miniature sarcophagus; with separate capital forming the lid covering a rectangular recess with shallow slot for a pen, two hollows for ink and a median slot for nibs or other items. 2.58 kg total, 17.5 cm wide
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Egyptian, Roman, and Western Asiatic Reproduction Artefact Collection
20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: bowl with bust of Serapis in high relief; tablet with Ugaritic script in a display box; carved head with conical cap; Bastet figurine with earrings. 870 grams total, 5.9-18.3 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
