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LOT 2091
Greek Plaster Cast Collection
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 2 3/8 in. (89 grams total, 38-60 mm).
Comprising nine casts taken from intaglios and cameos featuring mythological scenes including labours of Hercules, each numbered on the reverse. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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Stuart Period Gold Ring with Jupiter Gemstone
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Bezel with petal detailing extending to the underside and shoulders, inset onyx intaglio with figure of Jupiter seated on a throne with perching eagle and flame in his extended hand; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.64 grams, 24.67 mm overall, 17.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12349-222567. -
George III Gold Fob Seal Base with Portrait Intaglio
1727-1760 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Rectangular cell with claw setting, fluted panels to underside; inset intaglio portrait bust of a bearded gentleman with fashionable silk collar and gorget. 3.67 grams, 16.3 mm
Found Clanfield, Petersfield, East Hampshire, UK, on 5th August 2017. -
George III Gold Memento Mori Ring with Skull
Dated 13 February 1783 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Hoop with stylised skull to the outer face and incised copperplate legend 'In memory R F obt 13 Feb 83' to the inner with indistinct maker's mark '?.S'. 3.23 grams, 20.3 mm overall, 18.1 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Found Shrewton, Wiltshire, UK.
