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LOT 1511
Baroque Moulded Putto
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
19 7/8 in. (2.8 kg, 50.5 cm long).
Modelled from wood pulp as a chubby boy in an active pose with rounded facial features, nude except for a folded cloth wrapped around his waist.
ProvenanceProperty of a North Yorkshire, UK, private collector.
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Jewelled Gold Tie Pin Group
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a gold pin with facetted blue gem in a loose loop and a conical cell with granules around a cell with facetted red glass stud; offered with another gilt example of three staggered bars and scrolls with facetted red glass gem. 6.05 grams total, 45-67 mm
Acquired London, UK. Property of a Harwich gentleman. -
Greek Style Silver Bowl Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Group of two silver 'Phiale Mesomphalos' bowls comprising: squat-bodied with short neck and everted rim, repoussé rosette fluting to the base and lower body, central gilt mesomphalos surrounded by punched triangles; similar with repoussé palmettes to the sidewall, mesomphalos surrounded by a braided wreath. 249 grams total, 11.2 - 12.2 cm
From a UK private collection, before 1980. -
Gold Ring with 'Rose-Cut' Diamond
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With dentilled edges to the bifid shoulders and fusiform spurs above, lateral bars supporting a tall square-section openwork bezel with inset rose-cut diamond. 3.95 grams, 26.42 mm overall, 16.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.
