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LOT 2010
Gemstone Collection
20TH CENTURY AD.
5/8 - 1 in. (26 grams total, 15-26 mm).
Mainly flat and plano-convex carnelian inserts with low-relief beast images. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Tudor 'Published' Bronze Clothes Fastener Collection
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Bronze Statuette of Aphrodite
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Modelled nude with hair dressed in a chignon, right hand extended to the heel of the left foot raised to knee-height; apple in the left hand; based on the image of Aphrodite loosening her sandal; mounted on a tiered stand. 366 grams, 16 cm
Private collection, England. -
Post Medieval Bronze and Other Artefact Collection
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.