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LOT 2575
Italian Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Inkwell Modelled as the Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio
19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (2.58 kg total, 17.5 cm wide).
Carved as a miniature sarcophagus; with separate capital forming the lid covering a rectangular recess with shallow slot for a pen, two hollows for ink and a median slot for nibs or other items.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2575
Italian Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Inkwell Modelled as the Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Medieval and Later Lead Artefact Group
15th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including a toy lamb, spindle whorls, a model guitar and other items. 430 grams total, 14-71 mm
Found Tyne and Wear, UK. This lot is for UK buyers only, not for export. -
Framed Antique Photographs
20th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two framed antique photos on a hand-painted field, one with 'Frankreich' inscription to the paper and a photo of a man sitting behind a horned trophy animal; one with a large group of men standing in front of a state in a historical courtyard. 1.23 kg total, 29 x 28 - 31.6 x 26.5 cm
Private collection, London, UK. -
Georgian Gilt Bronze Seal Matrix Bottom with Bust
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Oval seal matrix with a domed casing with a small central flower surrounded by radiating lines, set with a milky glass intaglio depicting a Julio-Claudian figure, draped and facing left; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 4.89 grams, 21 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-371880.
