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LOT 2073
Bronze Ring with Cabochon
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.18 grams, 21.07 mm overall, 16.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Featuring a slender hoop, raised trio of ring-and-dot motifs to each shoulder, round bezel set with glass cabochon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
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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Doors with Annunciation of the Virgin Scene
Cretan School, 16th century A.D.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Painted onto a pair of gessoed wooden doors for the iconostasis, pentagonal in form with applied beading to the edges; Left: gilt field with advancing winged figure in ankle-length robes holding a slender wand and with thick curly hair, legend 'Ο ΑΡΧΗ' and 'ΓΑΒΡΗΛ'; Right: similar with Mary in floor-length blue robe and crimson mantle, holding a drop-spindle and winder, with legend 'Ω/MP'; representing the Annunciation of the Virgin by the Archangel Gabriel; mounted on a velvet-covered wooden frame. 9.15 kg total, 93.5 x 68.5 cm including frame
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12552-231939. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Style Bronze Votive Sandaled Foot
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Hollow-formed lower left leg with integral modelled sandal; open at the knee. 459 grams, 15.5 cm
English private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Bactrian Style Stone Phallic Amulet
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Carved hardstone amulet comprising a phallus developing to a male head with flange ears, incised scaphoid eyes, broad slit mouth; after the antique. 103 grams total, 75 mm
Acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.