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LOT 1589
Carved Agate Amuletic Bead Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 - 1 5/8 in. (39.1 grams total, 24-41 mm).
Each bead polished and drilled for suspension, three carved in the form of what are possibly vajras, together with a bow-tie shaped bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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'The Boar Hunt' Copper Plaque
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Repoussé plaque with design showing a pack of hounds attacking a boar in a landscape. 13.8 grams, 86 mm
Acquired in the 2000s. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman. -
Bearded Marble Head of a Philosopher
19th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Modelled in the round with neatly trimmed hair, moustache and beard; the features rugged with a slightly furrowed brow and heaviness to the jowls; mounted on a custom-made stand. 17.4 kg total, 41 cm high including stand
Ex Paris collection. Marseille Auction, Encheres, France, 2000s. French gallery, Paris. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11985-209629. -
Post Medieval Painted Miniature Alabaster Casket
Circa 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £377
With D-section lid and four stub feet, painted panels of rosettes and foliage in red and green with liquide gold detailing; upper edge of base with legend 'SIrVOAMI / SENOr[A] DOrA NICOLA / SADERO[B]AS'. 336 grams, 83 mm wide
From a Blackheath, London, UK, deceased estate. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
The text reads in part as a personal name 'Senora Dora Nicola ... de Robas', Spanish or Catalan.
