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LOT 2166
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/8 in. (35.7 grams, 43.5 cm).
Restrung group of beads, mainly tubular, tabular and square-section types with scaraboids. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980-2000s
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Amethyst Seated Jupiter Gemstone
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With intaglio Jupiter seated on a chair, eagle at his feet and thunderbolt in his raised hand; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.22 grams, 13 mm
Private collection, England. -
Stained Glass Panel of a City Landscape
Northern France, probably Champagne, circa 1520-1530 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Irregular panel depicting a section of fortified town wall with gate, towers and loopholes, church and other buildings; lowering clouds above; framed with lead cames with two suspension loops. 223 grams, 22 cm wide
with De Baecque Vente Aux Enchere, 5 March 2022, no.52. -
Marble Head of a Lady
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Modelled in the round as a bust of a youthful female with her hair bound by a narrow filet tied at the nape of the neck and the tails retained by a flat ribbon at the rear; the face perhaps modelled on the statue 'Aphrodite of Knidos' by Praxiteles; socket to crown of the head for attachment of a nimbus (now absent); mounted on a socle base. 12.6 kg, 40.5 cm
Acquired on the Los Angeles art market. Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12305-215649.