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LOT 2390
Eastern Mediterranean Style Terracotta Figure
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/8 in. (548 grams, 20.6 cm).
Tripod figure with extended neck and dorsal loop; based on a red-polished ware animal-shaped vase (rhyton) of the early Bronze Age era (circa 2,400 B.C.); after the antique. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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Short Sword with Bronze and Bone Hilt
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Renaissance Lead Vitellius Roundel Fragment
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Georgian Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skull
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Featuring a wide hoop with an applied twisted rope decoration at the centre groove and on each shoulder, a pair of pellets flanking the oval bezel with a faux-filigree band and a central skull motif, underside with 'memento mori' inscription and letter 'A' on the inside of the hoop. 12.42 grams, 28.99 mm overall, 21.39 mm internal diameter (approxmate size Briitish W 1/2, USA 11 1/4, Europe 25.66, Japan 24)
Ex East Sussex collection, 1980-1990.
