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LOT 2108
Banded Agate Bead and Amulet Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 2 3/4 in. (293 grams total, 12-69 mm).
Comprising fusiform, tabular, barrel-shaped and other types with amethyst and other pendants. [32, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Post Medieval Gold Memento Mori Ring with Skull
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Ellipsoid plaque with wreath border enclosing an incuse skull in three-quarter view and initials 'RW' below. 7.73 grams, 21.01 mm overall, 19.06 x 18.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13046-248360.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th and 17th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay. -
Carved Citrine Bust of Homer in Gold Ring
Italy, 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Carved facing bust modelled in the half-round depicting Homer; bezel open to the reverse. 8.14 grams, 29.29 mm overall, 20.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Greek Style Silver-Gilt Ring with Gorgoneion
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Discoid bezel with high-relief gorgoneion motif modelled in the half-round. 7.49 grams, 23.58 mm overall, 20.55 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
