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LOT 1935
Bactrian Style Stone Idol Head Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 1/4 in. (39 grams total, 28-32 mm).
Each carved in the round with prominent nose, shallow lentoid eyes; two with facet to upper head for attachment of a headdress. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of a London, UK, gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Post Byzantine Adoration of the Magi Shell Plaque
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Octagonal in plan with carved scene of the Adoration of the Magi with star above; stepped border, pierced for attachment. 30.2 grams, 68 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The flat relief and the stylistic refinement of the images place the execution of the plaque towards the end of the 17th century, with some artistic parallels with the Romanian silversmiths of Chiprovatzi. -
Bactrian Style Dish Fragment with Hellenistic Portraits
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a portion of the silver-coloured metal rim; rim with vine tendrils, leaves and bunches of grapes modelled in high-relief and extending into the bowl; base with a ring of right-facing male profile busts each within a pelletted hoop, and border of larger pellets below; underside abraded. 106 grams, 15.5 cm
Ex S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Set of Three Engravings of Peruvian Natives by Labrousse
1796 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Group of three hand-coloured mezzotints, each in border with title below: 'Guerriers Peruviens, Ancien et Moderne', 'Paysans Peruviens' , 'paysannes du Peru', each with 'Labrousse del.' and 'St.Sauveur Direx' at foot. 11.9 grams total, 25 x 18.5 cm each
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
