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LOT 1866
Engraved Box Group
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 1 7/8 in (127 grams total, 43-47 mm).
Group of four rectangular silver-coloured metal boxes each with scrolled foliage to the lid surrounding a blank panel, two with ornament to the underside, one with four-line punched dot inscription to verso. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a South West London gentleman.
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Lifesize Marble Statue of Venus
19th century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
The upper body of a young female figure, likely the goddess Venus, shrouded in a palla mantle worn over the robe and draped over the head as a hood; the left arm bent to form folds and gatherings in the cloth, the right arm shown beneath the cloth held bent to the right breast; after the antique. 133 kg, 84 cm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12090-213905.
In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility. Married to the god Vulcan, Venus' principal divine lover was Mars, with whom she was famously trapped in bed with a net by Vulcan. The goddess also had numerous mortal lovers - Adonis for example. The earliest known appearance of a temple dedicated to Venus was founded on the Aventine Hill in 295 B.C. She is most closely associated with the month of April, the beginning of the season of spring. -
Grand Tour Green Glazed Egyptian Shabti
19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With black detailing to the tripartite wig, bands of hieroglyphic text to the lower body. 153 grams, 15.5 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a Devon, UK collector, acquired at auction; previously in a private UK collection. -
Chinese Archaic Style Bronze Vessel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
In the form of a standing dog with broad neck and partially covered mouth, strap handle to rear of the neck, squat body with curved plate to the rear; low-relief meander patterns. 3.85 kg, 36.5 cm high
Ex West Country collection, UK, 1970-1990s.
