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LOT 2062
Bactrian Style Pink Stone Chalice
20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (3.3 kg, 24 cm high).
Formed as a chalice with a flared foot and a sturdy shank, bowl with a carinated profile and an everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Maa Oriental Gallery, Bath, UK; and a West Country collection, 1990-2000.
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LOT 2062
Bactrian Style Pink Stone Chalice
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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Renaissance Agate Gemstone with Eros Riding a Hippocampus in Gold Ring
16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £1,200
Oval banded agate intaglio engraved with Eros riding a hippocampus through the waves and wielding a whip in his hand; set in a later gold ring with openwork shoulders. 4.57 grams, 25.29 mm overall, 17.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
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.13348-257957.
The term hippocampus originates in the Renaissance, from Julius Caesar Arantius. He originated the term from the Greek word for seahorse (hippos [‘horse’] and kampos [‘sea monster’]). Arantius published his description of the hippocampus in 1587, in the first chapter of his work titled De Humano Foetu Liber. -
Post Medieval Silver-Gilt 'Feare God Only' Posy Ring
Circa 18th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £25
Comprising a D-section hoop with plain exterior, inner face inscribed with 'Feare God only'. 2.99 grams, 22.24 mm overall, 18.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Georgian Period Agate Bodkin Case with High Carat Gold Mounts
Circa 1760 A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
The tubular body and lid in turned and polished agate with gold fittings. 60.6 grams, 10.9 cm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
