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LOT 2147
Bronze Statuette of Mercury
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/4 in. (1.23 kg total, 24.7 cm including stand).
Modelled standing nude in contrapposto stance, wearing a mantle draped to the left shoulder and secured at the right, small wings embedded in the curly hair, left hand extended in gripping attitude, right hand thrust forward holding a small coin-purse; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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LOT 2147
Bronze Statuette of Mercury
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Gemstone Collection
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising male busts and a figural group in lapis lazuli, carnelian and other stones; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.41 grams total, 14-15 mm
Private collection, England. -
Framed Marble Bust of a Crying Baby
Early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With brass plate 'La Vie en Perspective: L'épingle qui pique' (Life in Perspective: the pin which pricks); finely modelled infant's face with open mouth and protruding tongue; lace borders to the hooded garment and ribbon tied beneath the throat; wooden frame with gilt and velvet field. 5.5 kg, 54.5 x 49 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. -
Madonna with Child Statue
19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Hollow-formed cast iron figure of Mary in hooded ankle-length gown holding the infant Jesus, standing on a rectangular base. 4 kg, 39 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
