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LOT 2188
Grand Tour Egyptian Bronze Seated Cat
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (598 grams total, 17.6 cm including stand).
Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, tail wrapped around one side of the body; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx French collection, acquired prior to 1980. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Post Medieval Silver Ring with Cabochon
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With hatched shoulders, drum-shaped bezel with applied granulation, inset glass cabochon. 4.18 grams, 25.94 mm overall, 18.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Georgian Bronze Ring with Portrait Gemstone
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Trio of cells to each shoulder, eah with inset blue glass cabochon; bezel with fillet and inset crystal cloison, intaglio profile portrait bust of a young female, initials 'DXP' to rim. 3.62 grams, 25.74 mm overall, 21.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2, USA 11 3/4, Europe 26.92, Japan 25)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Pair of Elaborate Gold and Silver Earrings Set with Diamonds
Ottoman, 1870-1900 A.D.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £9,000
Each earring composed of five articulated segments, masterfully crafted in silver and gold with an openwork gold base frame executed in the ajour technique extending to the edges; the upper section featuring a hexagonal stud centred by a table-cut diamond within a border of small inset stones, followed by heart-shaped and hexagonal links adorned with further diamonds; the central rosette displaying a prominent diamond encircled by six flat-cut stones, with the interstitial lobes and the hexagonal double frame highlighted by rows of tiny diamonds; the reverse richly ornamented with a stylised flowering plant motif, two leaves flanking a central stem surmounted by a round flower, all defined in silver-set diamonds against the openwork gold ground, further enclosed by a twin ring of zig-zagging diamond lines; suspended below, a claw-form dangle holding a large round pearl, capped above and below with diamond-set finials. 53.62 grams total, 10.1-10.2 cm
Acquired in 2010. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12802-241417. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
