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LOT 0384
Frederician Agate Cameo of a Man in Brooch
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.1 grams, 27 mm).
Translucent oval cameo featuring profile head of a mature man with a Roman nose, his hair arranged neatly and wearing a tainia; set in a gold brooch mount.
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0384
Frederician Agate Cameo of a Man in Brooch
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£750 (EUR 870; USD 1,013) +BP*
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Post Medieval Silver Instrument Collection
Circa 18th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Assemblage of non-medical instruments, each with a balustered shank and knop finial; hook, narrow blade, pierced spoon, probe, scoop, corkscrew and other types; possibly for apothecary, culinary or artistic use. 195 grams total, 15.5-18.8 cm
Acquired at auction in Geneva or Basel circa 1989. From the private collection of a Swiss gentleman collector, thence by decent 2018. -
Post Medieval Enamelled Gold Recusant 'Death’s-Head' Memento Mori Ring
England, late 16th–early 17th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
With an octagonal bezel centred by a white enamel skull against a black enamel ground, the interior of the hoop engraved in italic script: 'OREMUS PRO FIDELIBUS DEFUNCTIS' for 'Let us pray for the faithful departed'. 3.43 grams, 19.44 mm overall, 16.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13509-263388.
The prayer for the faithful departed gives the ring its Catholic devotional character. -
Western Asiatic Style Rock Crystal Gaming Piece Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising four large domed gaming pieces with carved linear decoration, three with a flower motif at the top of the dome and one with two opposing pelta motifs. 290 grams total, 33-43 mm
Private collection, London, UK.
