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LOT 0399
Enamelled Pendant in the form of a Heart with Silver Decorations
GERMANY, 17TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (29.8 grams, 67 mm).
Hinged pendant decorated in blue, yellow and red enamel with silver floral decoration, one side with a silver profile of the Virgin, and the other side with the profile of Christ; inside decorated with light blue enamel; possibly used to carry a relic or the host as a portable pyx.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13405-257980.
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LOT 0399
Enamelled Pendant in the form of a Heart with Silver Decorations
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) +BP*
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Tudor 'Thames' Lead Tall Ship's Depth Sounding Weight
Circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Composed of a tapering and facetted body, a flattened pierced terminal. 6.2 kg, 29.5 cm
Found Thames foreshore at Deptford, UK, circa 1996. -
Stuart Period Iron Knife with Crown Maker's Mark
Circa 18th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Forge-welded single-edged blade with rounded tip and integral baluster; wooden scales to both sides of the tang held in place with three peened studs on each side; punched crown maker's mark to one face. 28.9 grams, 19.5 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Carnelian Gemstone of the Prince of Troy in Gold Ring
Italy, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
An oval orange carnelian intaglio with a profile bust of Paris wearing a Phrygian cap, his long locks cascading from underneath it, a Greek pseudo-signature for Maronos on the field; set in a later swivel-ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.04 grams, 21.88 mm overall, 18.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13337-257952.
In Classical as in Neo-Classical art, Paris is often depicted wearing the Phrygian cap, and typically portrayed in Persian-style attire, featuring long sleeves and trousers, and a cloak.
