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LOT 0389
Diamond Locket Ring Set with Emerald Intaglio of Amor, God of Love, Playing Diaulos
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.82 grams, 23.60 mm overall, 16.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
Comprising a segmented hoop with scroll-shaped shoulders, a hinged oval bezel with a secret compartment, and a bezel decorated with twelve cut diamonds around a central green stone intaglio of a winged Amor standing on a prora playing a diaulos.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume II, Leeds, 1994, item 1215.
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LOT 0389
Diamond Locket Ring Set with Emerald Intaglio of Amor, God of Love, Playing Diaulos
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£600 (EUR 696; USD 810) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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Bronze Roman Coin and Framed Limited Edition Print
3rd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The coin of Constantine the Great (272-337 A.D.) mounted on 22 carat gold foil, framed with an art print signed by the artist David McAllister, depicting scenes of Roman military activity; limited edition number 167/1150. 1.26 kg, 49.5 x 37.5 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. Accompanied by a previous numbered certificate of authenticity.
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Roman Style Bronze Statuette of Victory
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £25
Modelled in the round figure of Victory standing on a rectangular base, with a palla draped from her shoulders and hips; wings spread to the rear (one tip absent); arms extended as if supporting a patera or similar item. 422 grams, 11.8 cm
Previously belonging to J Stewart, Mayfair, London, UK; acquired in the early 1980s. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
