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LOT 2450
Etruscan Style Carnelian Gemstone with Lion
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (7.98 grams, 36 mm).
A discoid plaque with roped border and reclining stylised lion, inscription to the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 2450
Etruscan Style Carnelian Gemstone with Lion
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Style Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a bronze stepping horse statuette; a phallic pendant with bendy legs; a marble head of Serapis. 791 grams total, 5.2-10.2 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Egyptian Style Reproduction Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: composition bust of Nefertiti on stand; large scarab with symbols to underside; small scarab with cartouche to underside. 574 grams total, 4.2-16.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Tudor Silver-Gilt Ball-Headed Dress Pin
Circa 1500-1600 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
The tapering pin bent to a right-angle, the spherical pinhead composed of two hemispheres and separated by a raised medial band, both hemispheres with filigree rings with a central pellet, additional pellets filling the space between the filigree borders. 2.26 grams, 38 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK, on 12th March 2023; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference number 2023T305, disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the finder. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-C82813.
