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LOT 2110
Bedouin Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.62 grams, 30.37 mm overall, 17.97 x 16.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Expanding hoop with tendril decoration, tapering hexagonal bezel set with a carnelian intaglio with insect motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 1980s-1990s.
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Post Medieval Portrait Cameo Collection
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising: malachite cameo with a profile bust of a clean-shaven man wearing an ivy leaf wreath; a domed amethyst-coloured glass intaglio with a deeply engraved bust of a young maiden, inscribed 'C. BROWN F.T.' below; a domed glass intaglio with nimbate Jesus making a blessing gesture. 40 grams total, 29-36 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
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Large Framed Book Plate with Egyptian Amulets
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Large-format engraved plate illustrating amulets of various types (figures of Bes and Pataikos, multiple wedjat, Taweret with dorsal pillar, etc.), from the book series La Description de l'Egypte published after the French army's Egyptian campaign (1798-1801), Book A, Volume V, plate 88; mounted in a modern glazed frame. 3 kg total, 70.6 x 53 cm including frame
Ex private collection, London, UK.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. -
Renaissance Carnelian 'Michelangelo's Seal' Gemstone
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Vibrant orange carnelian intaglio depicting a lively Bacchic scene with satyrs, wine-bearers and other participants beneath a canopy supported by two flying Cupids; below in the exergue, a small figure of a fisherman, fishing with a hook on the sea shore; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.21 grams, 21 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
The original 'Seal of Michelangelo' is a famous engraved carnelian gem, acquired by King Louis XIV in 1670. It is now housed in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Long thought to be an ancient Greek masterpiece, and a subject of debate and controversy, it was subsequently identified by scholars as a Renaissance work by Pier Maria Serbaldi da Pescia.
