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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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Hebrew Vellum Manuscript Scroll
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Antique Gold Brooch with Shell Cameo
Circa 1900 A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With gold frame and hinged pin; cameo frieze in high relief of two young female busts in profile wearing romantic classical costume, one with flowers and foliage in the hair and the other with a veil and diadem of poppies, perching dove with wings spread below; marked to the reverse in florid script 'No.5' and 'nm / uo 3-17 l. pux'. 19.44 grams, 51 mm high
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
