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LOT 2037
Indo-Persian Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 5 3/8 in. (182 grams total, 6.5-13.6 cm).
Including a broad, crescentic, flat axehead with bifacial silver inlay, and stylised figure of a horned animal. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Neoclassical Agate Gemstone with Theatrical Mask
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Opening Bid: £250
Plano-convex in section with deeply incised facing female mask with ringlets and diadem; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.22 grams, 23 mm
with Hotel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo, 2020. Private collection, England. -
Victorian 'Freaks Fair' Model of a Shrunken Head
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An imitation shrunken head modelled from leather with applied hair, moustache, eyebrows and eyelashes; pierced through the lips and ears; set in a later glass dome with base. 810 grams total, 20.5 cm including stand
Acquired Mellors & Kirk, circa 2019. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The Victorian ‘freak show’ played a significant role in mid- and late-nineteenth century popular culture, enjoyed by everyone regardless of their class. Such shows, which often travelled the country, were presented to the public as entertaining and educational, offering the opportunity to learn about anatomy and the ‘realities’ of people from foreign lands. The real 'shrunken heads', known as tsantsas, were carefully preserved, severed human heads that were used by the Jivaroan people of the Amazon as war trophies, for ceremonial purposes, or to intimidate enemies. -
Western Asiatic Stone Gaming Piece Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including pawn with stylised masks, knight with ribbed facets and other types. 287 grams total, 40-48 mm
Private collection, UK.
