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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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African Glass Trade Beads
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Opening Bid: £5
Long loop of biconical dark amber coloured beads. 262 grams, 119 cm
Private collection, London, UK. -
Stuart Period Bronze Hands Holding Heart Ring
17th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Claddagh ring with a tapering hoop, the bezel with two hands holding a raised heart. 3.71 grams, 21.00 mm overall, 16.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s. -
Anthony Eden, Pierre Laval, Francois Piétri, and Henri Berenger meeting by Lucian Aigner; Cecil Stoughton, Lyndon B Johnson being sworn in as president after the assassination of J.F.K.
1935-2008 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Lucian Aigner silver gelatin print, 1935, photographer stamp verso, Anthony Eden, Pierre Laval, Francois Piétri, and Henri Berenger meeting; Cecil Stoughton, Lyndon B Johnson being sworn in as president after the assassination of J.F.K. in 1963, printed 2008, signed recto. 64 grams total, 25.5 x 20.2 - 35.3 x 28 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
