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LOT 1594
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
26 in. (40.4 grams, 66 cm long).
Restrung group of lapis lazuli beads, tubular, polyhedral, fusiform and other types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Post Medieval Mixed Metal Artefact Collection in Case
Circa 17th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising a large quantity of milled coins, mainly English; various badges; rings; two spoons; keys; buckle loops; lead weights; a toy car and an interesting mixture of other items; housed in a velvet-lined wooden case. 5.5 kg total, 51 x 24.7 cm including box
Ex UK deceased estate. Property of a North London collector. -
Post Medieval Gilt Bronze Mount with Face
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Broadly quatrefoil in shape with a domed face, central animal head with curled horn and scrolling flourishes around. 22 grams, 37 mm
Acquired early 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Large Bronze Roman Romulus and Remus Plaque
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Modelled in the half-round and hollow to the reverse; the lupa she-wolf standing with head turned, infant twins suckling beneath on a chamfered base. 14.9 kg, 72 cm wide
Ex Weser auction, Germany. Ex French gallery, Paris.
The plaque is modelled on the famous Lupa Capitolina "the Capitoline Wolf", believed to be an Etruscan-inspired bronze of the 5th century B.C. with modifications in the 15th century AD by Antonio del Pollaiuolo. The twin boys are Romulus and Remus, abandoned by their mother and kept alive by the wolf. They went on to be founders of Rome; Romulus killed Remus in a dispute over the most appropriate hill (Palatine or Aventine) on which to base the city's layout.
