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LOT 2092
Baroque Style Coral Amulet
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (22.23 grams, 85 mm).
Thick coral branch with natural striations, drilled and set with a silver pendant fitting.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 2092
Baroque Style Coral Amulet
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Tudor Period Knight's Gilt-Bronze Belt Mount Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Matched pair of rectangular mounts with low-relief floral decoration flanked by pelletted borders and openwork finials. 8.9 grams total, 35-43 mm
From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s. -
Renaissance Enamelled Gold Ring with Facetted Gems
17th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
With a closed back setting and carved shoulders, the bezel set with seven facetted paste gemstones in cut-down collets with black enamel decoration to the gallery; European workmanship. 5.75 grams, 25.32 mm overall, 19.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired on the European art market. -
Life-Size Stone Head of a Centaur
18th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Carved in the round bust depicting a faun or centaur with a youthful face; the hair falling in exuberant curls over the goat-like ears, the mouth parted in laughter, the eyes set beneath a stern brow; on an integral pedestal base with repair to reverse. 21.4 kg, 45 cm high
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13392-259012.
Monumental marble centaurs were excavated together at Hadrian's Villa in December 1736. Pope Clement XIII secured them for the Capitoline Museum, where they remain to this day. Bronze reproductions of the famous centaurs were very much in vogue amongst the Grand Tour travellers of the 18th century.
