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LOT 2009
Deity Plaster Cast Collection
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 3/8 in. (39 grams total, 20-35 mm).
Comprising ten impressions showing various characters and scenes including Hercules, cupid teasing a centaur, a hero wrestling a lion, Leda and the swan, and others. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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Marble Statue of Psyche and Cupid after Antonio Canova on a Marble Pedestal
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Depicting Cupid tenderly holding Psyche in his arms after a kiss, Psyche's arms reaching towards his head; Cupid in a dynamic pose with separately made wings, depicted nude except for a vine-leaf; Psyche resting on a rock with her lower body loosely wrapped in a folded garment; inscription on the lower edge 'P. Bazzanti Florence'; mounted on a marble pedestal. It is regarded as a masterpiece of Neoclassical sculpture, but shows the mythological lovers at a moment of great emotion, characteristic of the emerging movement of Romanticism. Or alabaster 122 kg total, 166 cm
Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13005-246436.
Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss is a sculpture by Italian artist Antonio Canova first commissioned in 1787 by Colonel John Campbell (later Lord Cawdor). It is one of Canova's most popular marbles which represents a well known passage from Apuleius' The Golden Ass, in which Psyche faints after having opened Proserpine's vase and is revived by Cupid's kiss. The original sculpture is today in the Musée du Louvre (M.R. 1777). In 1796 the Russian nobleman Prince Yusupov acquired a second version from Canova in Rome, and that example is today preserved in the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. -
Pewter Spoon Collection
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Each with a shallow circular bowl and sturdy stem, six with a stamped X-motif within pelletted border to the bowl, and two with three stamped rosettes above letters(?). 839 grams total, 16.5 cm
Acquired in the Netherlands in the 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Egyptian Style Bronze Statue of Osiris
20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Standing figure of Osiris in iconic pose wearing the tall conical Atef crown with flanking ostrich plumes and frontal uraeus; holding the crook (heka) and flail (nekhakha) regalia in his crossed arms; mounted on a custom-made tiered stand; Egyptian revival. 1.27 kg total, 22.8 cm including stand
Private collection, London, UK.
