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LOT 2029
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/8 in. (9.28 grams, 34 cm).
Composed of tubular, oblate and biconical beads with a teardrop-shaped pendant, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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Tudor Period Bronze 'Knuckle Duster' Ring
England, 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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)
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'Simonetta and Renée, Grand Hotel de Milan' Editorial Proof by Helmut Newton
Dated 9 January 1998 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Framed with a white card reveal, monochrome image of a young woman smoking a cigarette wearing an eye-mask; with collector's slip stating (inter alia) 'Archive Date: 9/01/98' and 'Historical Significance: Shot in late 1997 by the 'King of Kink', this photograph epitomises Newton's lifelong obsession with old-world European grand hotels as cinematic backdrops for high-society mystery and female empowerment. Because the Madrid proof is dated January 1998, it represents a highly coveted "contemporary press proof" - printed and evaluated in real-time immediately following the image's original media debut.' 174 grams, 35.5 x 28 cm including frame
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector. -
Archaic Greek Style Bronze Archer Statuette
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Modelled nude, squatting with left arm extended holding a bow and right arm at the chin in the act of drawing the string; nude except for a crested helmet. 12.9 grams, 27 mm
Previously belonging to J Stewart, Mayfair, London, UK; acquired in the early 1980s. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
