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LOT 1585
Gilt Bronze Statue of Narcissus
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
24 1/2 in. (8.35 kg, 62 cm high).
Standing nude on a socle base with egg-and-dart ornament; goatskin mantle to the left shoulder, right arm bent and hand raised with finger extended; intricately modelled strapped sandals to the lower legs and feet; after the antique.
ProvenanceGerman auction, 2000s.
Ex French gallery, Paris.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11986-209631.
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Civil War Relics From the Siege of Newark
Circa 1645-1646 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
In a glazed wooden case with various artefacts including musket balls, ceramic fragments, and three complete clay pipes by Robert Younge of Soutwell, Nottingham; at the bottom a raised plaque inscribed: 'CIVIL WAR RELICS / from the siege of NEWARK / 1645 - 1646 / found at the site of the camp / of troops of the Earl of Lincoln / nr. Clay Lane Newark'. 5.7 kg, 60 cm
From a 19th century collection based on the inscribed plaque and frame. From an old collection of antiquities collected by the Gilstrap family, wine merchants in Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK.
The Third Siege of Newark was the longest and lasted 26th November 1645 - 8th May 1646. King Charles I's army had been destroyed at the Battle of Naseby and many of his important cities and fortresses had been lost. Newark was one of the last Royalist towns capable of resisting a Roundhead army. Newark was besieged by 17,000 soldiers made up of Roundheads from the surrounding East Midlands and London, plus the Scottish Presbyterians called Covenanters. The siege lasted six months and the people of Newark suffered hunger, an extremely cold winter and and outbreaks of disease. On the 6th May 1646, King Charles I surrendered to the Scots in the nearby town of Southwell. Two days later Newark surrendered. -
Large Egyptian Revival Painted Stone Statue
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A substantial decorative carved bust wearing a tripartite wig and wesekh segmented collar; plumed headdress with central archway and five uraei on a flared lotiform plinth; after the antique. 21.9 kg, 53.5 cm
From a French collection, Paris. Ex Parisian gallery, France; latterly with a London, UK, gallery. -
Henry & Julius Caesar Copper Plaque
1889-1939 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Plaque with scooped sides and holes for attachment; 'Rustic House Builders' believed to have supplied both Queen Victoria and King Edward VII. 12 grams, 84 mm
Acquired in the 2000s. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.
The business began as 'Henry Caesar' of Knutsford, Cheshire, in 1871, and the name was changed to 'Henry and Julius Caesar' by 1889 in order to capitalise on its glamorous assications.
