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LOT 1763
Elizabethan Elaborate Carved Wood Panel with Putti and Mythical Beasts
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
18 3/4 in. (841 grams, 47.5 cm).
Rectangular section of panel frame with egg-and-dart upper band, main panel with frieze comprising: scrolled frond with squirrel holding a nut in his raised forepaws; wolf in rampant pose climbing on fronds, head turned backwards towards a hound with its forepaws clawing at the wolf's rump, head raised, restrained by a leash gripped by a putto sounding a blasthorn and with a huntsman's pouch slung over his shoulder; domed panel with lobed fronds and round keyhole; addorsed putto with pouch slung across his body; mounting rings and wire to the reverse, recess for mounting a lock mechanism and an old inventory label. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1763
Elizabethan Elaborate Carved Wood Panel with Putti and Mythical Beasts
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Showing figures beneath a canopy erected in a hilly landscape; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame, Indian workmanship. 2 kg, 54 x 45 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Renaissance Gold Ring with Reused Ancient Roman Gemstone
16th-17th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
The ring with slender hoop, slightly expanding shoulders modelled as open lotus flowers supporting the rounded bezel, the flower motif repeated beneath the bezel; the bezel with raised rim and inset with a Roman 2nd century A.D. green jasper intaglio engraved with an ant motif. 4.32 grams, 22.07 mm overall, 18.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Excellent condition, rare.
From the private collection of the late A.B., London, UK; acquired before 1989. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12009-213037.
The style and technique of the ring seem to be German or Central European and date to the late 16th or early 17th centuries. The iconography of the intaglio was directly linked with one of the attributes of the Roman goddess Ceres and consecrated to the cult of Juno Lanuvina (a symbol of fertility, industry and richness), patron of grain and fertility. -
Mixed Pendant Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal pendants with brass detailing, including one with a pair of fish to one face and a quatrefoil and rosette band to the reverse, and other types. 149 grams total, 50-84 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman.
