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LOT 2525
Egyptian Style Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 - 8 in. (526 grams total, 8-20.3 cm).
Comprising: two large shabti figurines, the blue one with a British Museum stamp on the reverse, the upper part of a shabti figure with a partial cartouche, a small shabti figure with the cartouche of Tutankhamun on the upper body. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The small shabti figure purchased in Gouna, March 1977.
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LOT 2525
Egyptian Style Artefact Group
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 Gold Mourning Ring with Skull
England, dated 1725 A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
With a chased hoop engraved externally: 'L: ROGERS.OB:19.AUG:1725.AET:22', fluted octagonal bezel set with an onyx intaglio engraved with an intertwined LR monogram and a skull and crossbones, triangular shoulders with small silver settings. 2.30 grams, 21.23 mm overall, 18.06 x 15.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13499-263472.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th-18th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay. -
Neo-Classical Rock Crystal Gemstone Collection
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each plano-convex with worked design to the domed surface. 3.73 grams total, 11-12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Victorian Photo Album Book
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With a leather spine and lacquered covers with leaf motifs and a brass clasp, inside with recessed cardboard mounts. 478 grams, 14.7 x 12.5 cm
Private collection, London, UK.
