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LOT 2414
Grand Tour Terracotta Oil Lamp
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (93 grams, 10.5 cm).
Round body with a loop handle and raised profile bust of Aphrodite on the discus. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important German collection, 1970s onwards.
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LOT 2414
Grand Tour Terracotta Oil Lamp
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Post Medieval Pipe Clay Mouse and Bust
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a mouse standing on its hind legs with a prominent snout; a man wearing a low-crowned hat and sporting curly hair. 12.8 grams total, 29 mm each
From the collection of archaeologist Frederick William Robins. -
Post Medieval Enamelled Gold Recusant 'Death’s-Head' Memento Mori Ring
England, late 16th–early 17th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
With an octagonal bezel centred by a white enamel skull against a black enamel ground, the interior of the hoop engraved in italic script: 'OREMUS PRO FIDELIBUS DEFUNCTIS' for 'Let us pray for the faithful departed'. 3.43 grams, 19.44 mm overall, 16.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13509-263388.
The prayer for the faithful departed gives the ring its Catholic devotional character. -
Post Medieval Bronze and Glass Fob Seal Matrix Collection
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: two with openwork cage handle and one with inset seal in a cell; one motif a two-headed spread eagle, one a crown with cross of thorns, the third copperplate script initials 'JW', each supplied with an impression. 21 grams total, 17-32 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
