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LOT 1957
Coral Bead Collection with Nephrite Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (66 grams total, 5-60 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of drilled coral branch beads and a spatulate green nephrite jade pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 1957
Coral Bead Collection with Nephrite Pendant
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Post Medieval Agate Cameo of Bishop Karl Theodor Anton Maria Von Dalberg
Germany, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Ellipsoid with reserved profile of Karl Theodor Anton Maria Von Dalberg facing left, attributed to Johann Martin Bückle (1742-1811). 3.52 grams, 25 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (February 8, 1744 - February 10, 1817) was a Catholic German bishop and statesman. Throughout his career, he held various significant positions, including Prince-Archbishop of Regensburg, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Bishop of Constance and Worms, Prince-Primate of the Confederation of the Rhine, and Grand Duke of Frankfurt. -
Life-Size Stone Head of a Centaur
18th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Carved in the round bust depicting a faun or centaur with a youthful face; the hair falling in exuberant curls over the goat-like ears, the mouth parted in laughter, the eyes set beneath a stern brow; on an integral pedestal base with repair to reverse. 21.4 kg, 45 cm high
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13392-259012.
Monumental marble centaurs were excavated together at Hadrian's Villa in December 1736. Pope Clement XIII secured them for the Capitoline Museum, where they remain to this day. Bronze reproductions of the famous centaurs were very much in vogue amongst the Grand Tour travellers of the 18th century. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of graduated spherical beads with a hatched design, restrung. 76.8 grams, 42 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection.
