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LOT 2130
Italian Miniature Amethyst Container
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (64.49 grams, 49 mm).
A finely executed vessel with fluted sides, tubular neck and a hollowed interior.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 2130
Italian Miniature Amethyst Container
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£350 (EUR 406; USD 473) +BP*
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Italy. Marquisate of Saluzzo, Ludovico II Silver Issue in Later Silver Brooch.
AD 1475-1504. Carmagnola mint.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £133
☩ LVDOVICVS · MARCHIO · SALVTIAR, bust to left wearing barrette. 6.05 grams, 30 mm
Very Fine. Set in a later brooch frame.
Acquired on the European art market. -
Post Medieval Multi-Coloured Glass Ring
20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-section hoop made from mosaic glass in shades of green and yellow with blue, red and other speckles. 0.90 grams, 22.31 mm overall, 17.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Post Medieval Gemstone Depicting an Offering to Priapus in Gold Ring
Italy, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Intaglio engraved with satyr playing aulos behind a tall column with statue on the top, a woman in long robe and satyr standing in front of an altar; set into a later gold ring with hoop formed from three round-section wires holding an oval bezel; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.36 grams, 25.97 mm overall, 19.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
