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LOT 2337
Gemstone Collection
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (4.66 grams total, 14-18 mm).
Comprising: profile male and female busts in carnelian and other stones; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [4]
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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LOT 2337
Gemstone Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Georgian Silver Christian 'To You Lord I Lift Up My Soul' Triskele Ring
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Flat-section hoop with inner sleeve; voided cross to each shoulder and incised blackletter script legend 'AD TE LEVAVI ANIMAM MEAM' ('To You Lord I Lift Up My Soul'); discoid bezel with beaded rim, high-relief triskele of bent legs with mask to the centre. 12.5 grams, 29.44 mm overall, 21.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)
Ex Arundel, East Sussex, UK, private collection, 1970s-2000.
The text is the intro from the first Sunday of Advent. The triskele with central gorgoneion is the heraldic badge of the island of Sicily. -
Gemstone Collection
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: profile male and female busts in carnelian and other stones; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.66 grams total, 14-18 mm
Private collection, England. -
Eastern Mediterranean Style Terracotta Figure
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Tripod figure with extended neck and dorsal loop; based on a red-polished ware animal-shaped vase (rhyton) of the early Bronze Age era (circa 2,400 B.C.); after the antique. 548 grams, 20.6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
