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LOT 0345
Georgian Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Head of Papposilenus
ITALY, 18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.31 grams, 21.59 mm overall, 18.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Narrow hoop forked at the shoulders and supporting an oval open-backed setting with a slightly convex orange carnelian intaglio depicting the head of Papposilenus facing, wearing a wreath on his bald head, long beard and open mouth; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13317-257960.
Cf. for a similar example see Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli, L., La Collezione Paoletti, Stampi in vetro per impronte de intagli e cammei, Tomo I, Roma, 2007, cassetto 9, fig. 574.
FootnotesThe image, derived from Graeco-Roman mythology, represents Papposilenus, a semi-bestial figure with a round face dominated by a thick, unkempt beard and a completely bald head. The subject depicted is the eldest Silenus (the meaning of his name) and the wisest of Dionysus’s retinue; indeed, the infant Dionysus was entrusted to his care.
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LOT 0345
Georgian Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Head of Papposilenus
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) +BP*
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'Simonetta and Renée, Grand Hotel de Milan' Editorial Proof by Helmut Newton
Dated 9 January 1998 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector. -
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Opening Bid: £1,000
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Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13401-257987. -
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Opening Bid: £5
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