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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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Western Asiatic Style Stone, Glass, and Bronze Gaming Piece Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including conical and other types, some with millefiori detailing. 280 grams total, 40-56 mm
Private collection, UK. -
Enamelled Gold Pendant Depicting the Virgin and Child with Saints
Sicily, 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Decorated to obverse with a vase abundant with flowers in a mountainous landscape, with reserved roundels containing the images of Saints Anthony of Padua, John the Baptist and Saint Dominic de Guzmán; reverse with another vase in a landscape emitting a rose garland supporting an image of the Virgin and Child in Majesty, amidst clouds and angels. 24 grams, 61 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the French art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13057-248398.
The pendant is decorated in the manner of Giuseppe Bruno who was an enameler from Messina, Sicily (active c.1652-82). -
Stuart Period Gold Mourning Ring with Rock Crystal Gemstone
England, 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Decorated with black enamelled foliate engraving; bezel set with a table cut rock crystal compartment containing some hair of the deceased; inner face engraved ‘Capt(ain). G Squrritt ob 1 Jan 1724’ and the maker's mark ‘GE’. 3.33 grams, 20.04 mm overall, 17.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13055-248357.
Mourning rings were made to commemorate the death of an individual. Similar examples are held in the British Museum's collection, including AF.1547; AF.1551; AF.1550; AF.1552; AF.1549. While the majority of mourning rings tend to refer to the deceased by initials and death only, this ring mentions the deceased's family name in full, which is usually the case for people of note/influence.
