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LOT 2119
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 3/8 in. (45.8 grams, 31.5 cm).
Composed of coin-shaped and tubular beads, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 2119
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Post Medieval Gilt Bronze Chalice with Biblical Proverb in Latin
Continental Europe, circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Squat in profile with stepped and carinated foot, deep shoulder to the bowl; engraved to the outer face in batada script between double horizontal rulings the legend 'Luxuriosa res vinum et tumultuosa ebrietas', a quotation from the biblical book of Proverbs, 20:1, translating to 'Wine is [a] luxurious [thing], and drunkenness is riotous'. 575 grams, 11.2 cm wide
Acquired in Paris, France, circa 2000. Personal collection of a Suffolk lady, UK.
The biblical sentence was retaken by Saint Paul, who, wanting to warn the believers against the power of wine, similarly instructed by saying: ‘Beware of drunken wine, where there is luxury’. This kind of gluttony was considered by the Fathers of the Church dangerous, in that, after it has deprived the drinker of all rational sense, it opens and reveals and releases from his chest every secret, every hidden thing: it was considered a prodigal throwaway of its own goods and those of others, deaf to rebukes, and a destroyer of every praiseworthy custom. -
Tudor Period Bronze 'Knuckle Duster' Ring
England, 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £6
Flat in section with six raised points on the bezel. 2.38 grams, 24.22 mm overall, 18.41 x 20.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Found Colmworth, Bedfordshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.51227. -
Post Medieval Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Fourteen Faces
Italy, 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Composed of a D-section large hoop and an oval collet set with an intaglio intricately carved with a composite head composed of at least fourteen distinct faces, based on an image engraved after Jean Berain c.1675; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.66 grams, 22.60 mm overall, 20.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13397-257946.
