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LOT 2081
Egyptian Style Stone Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/8 in. (4.6 grams, 36 cm).
Composed of small annular turquoise and other stone beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 2081
Egyptian Style Stone Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Post Classical Gemstone Collection
19th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: three carnelian intaglios with profile busts; an agate intaglio with profile bust; a lozenge-shaped intaglio with bird and other symbols, possibly made of stained bone; an octagonal green stone intaglio with worn motif; and a lapis lazuli bead. 9.71 gram stotal, 9-24 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Wilhelm Von Gloeden, Albumen print - Two 'Taormina' Photographers' Stamps Verso
1856-1931 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Original albumen print of a toga-clad figure among architectural ruins; 'Giovane con toga nel cortile della Casa degli Archi' (IX 7,20) Pompei by Wilhelm von Gloeden; stamped to reverse W.von Gloeden Taormina, Sicilia (deposé)' and 'W.von Gloeden Tarmina (Sicilia) / Proprieta Artistica'. 5.2 grams, 15.6 x 11.7 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden was known for photographic images of Italian youths posed as classical figures, often nude in a classical landscape or setting. At the outbreak of World War I he left Italy; Mussolini's fascists destroyed many of his images and glass negatives as obscene. -
Diamond Locket Ring Set with Emerald Intaglio of Amor, God of Love, Playing Diaulos
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
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 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)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
