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LOT 1449
Gemstone Collection
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (6.63 grams total, 14-18 mm).
A mixed group of lapis lazuli, carnelian and other gemstones with intaglio figures of Minerva, Triton and others. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
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Roman Style Gold Ring with Portrait Cameo
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
A substantial gold finger ring with ellipsoid cell to the bezel, inset glass nicolo profile female bust. 17.96 grams, 28.10 mm overall, 22.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)
English private collection. -
Elizabethan Gold Harp Pendant with Pearl Drops
16th-early 17th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
A gold pendant formed as a frame-harp with scrolls to the angles and openwork 'strings'; three pearl drops to the lower body, suspension loop above. 3.55 grams, 32 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Post Medieval Gilt Silver Dated Decorated Chalice
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
A gilt silver chalice with bowl decorated with repoussé arcading, fluting and entwined motifs, balustered stem with ovoid centre adorned with pseud-architectural and leaf detailing, fluting below splaying out onto a circular foot bearing an applied oval armorial cartouche; interior base with foliate roundel in raised relief; dated 1589 in Roman numerals incised on the base. 309 grams, 13.5 cm high
English private collection.
