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LOT 1812
Intaglio Gemstone Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 7/8 in. (9.80 grams total, 12-23 mm).
Comprising: an agate intaglio with a lion facing back; a red agate intaglio with a leaping gazelle; a carnelian intaglio with standing eagle; an octagonal intaglio with a bearded profile bust; a dark agate intaglio with resting lion; a dark agate intaglio with profile bust; a large brown intaglio with profile bust, star before. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a West London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Western Asiatic Style Mixed Agate Bead Necklace
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Composed of cylindrical dark beads alternating with larger light-coloured agate and chalcedony beads; restrung. 166 grams, 69 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Post Medieval Silver Seal with Portrait of Lord Nelson
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Amethyst-coloured seal with incuse profile portrait, garter surrounding with legend 'England Expects Every Man Will Do His Duty'; ribbed silver cell with tubular socket for handle. 24.4 grams, 26 mm
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Stuart Period Gold Ring with Jupiter Gemstone
17th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,600
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. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
