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LOT 1990
English Miniature Portrait Pair
19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 - 6 1/2 in. (280 grams total, 16 -16.5 cm).
Comprising two male profile portraits on card, set within wooden frame with metal embellishments, both men in period costumes and seated on high-backed chairs. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Russian Orthodox Gilt Icon with Saint Seraphim
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Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Hellenistic Style Terracotta Figurine
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Opening Bid: £400
Modelled in the round on a rectangular base, seated female wearing a crested cap, peplos dress and palla holding a coin-purse to her midriff, collector's reference 'ABLT' to underside. 157 grams, 11.6 cm
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Large Chinese Style Glass Statue of a Warrior
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