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LOT 0373
Imperial Porphyry Specimens from the Grand Tour Set into a Marble Table Top
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1/2 in. (14.75 kg, 39.3 cm).
Porphyry specimens set into a circular marble 'table top' with a black band border similar to items from the workshop of Francesco Sibilio.
ProvenanceAcquired from Diana Steel in Suffolk around 2000.
From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
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LOT 0373
Imperial Porphyry Specimens from the Grand Tour Set into a Marble Table Top
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Bead Necklace String
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Composed of biconical beads interspersed with small metal beads, five lion-shaped amulets; restrung. 40.2 grams, 40.6 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Imperial Porphyry Specimens from the Grand Tour Set into a Marble Table Top
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Porphyry specimens set into a circular marble 'table top' with a black band border similar to items from the workshop of Francesco Sibilio. 14.75 kg, 39.3 cm
Acquired from Diana Steel in Suffolk around 2000. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
