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LOT 1856
Chinese Style Stone and Other Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 - 4 5/8 in. (550 grams total, 8.4-11.8 cm).
Comprising: a pale green stone figurine of a dragon-headed turtle supporting a column with a dragon wrapped around it; a blue stone cuboid seal with a dragon finial, characters underneath; a resin tripod vessel with a sinuous lioness to each side of the rim. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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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LOT 1856
Chinese Style Stone and Other Artefact Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
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Post Byzantine Adoration of the Magi Shell Plaque
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Octagonal in plan with carved scene of the Adoration of the Magi with star above; stepped border, pierced for attachment. 30.2 grams, 68 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The flat relief and the stylistic refinement of the images place the execution of the plaque towards the end of the 17th century, with some artistic parallels with the Romanian silversmiths of Chiprovatzi. -
Civil War and Other Lead Musket Ball and Pistol Shot Collection
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising over hundred variously sized shots. 1.85 kg total, 6-19 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Larger Than Lifesize Celtic Style Stone Head
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Carved in the round with long hair awn back from the face, elliptical eye sockets, high cheekbones and grimacing mouth, 27.15 kg, 35 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market. Property of a West Midlands, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
