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LOT 0420
Large Post Medieval Wooden Virgin at Prayer Statue
17TH CENTURY A.D.
38 1/2 in. (27.7 kg, 98 cm high).
Modelled in a dynamic standing posture wearing floor-length robes, hands clasped in front of her breast; remains of polychrome pigmentation.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permethrin, as a precaution.
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LOT 0420
Large Post Medieval Wooden Virgin at Prayer Statue
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Style Blue Glazed Hippopotamus
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Likely after a known Middle Kingdom example; modelled in the round and painted with lotus flower details. 399 grams, 15.5 cm
Prof. Horace Abram Rigg (1909-1978), Cleveland, 1960s. Ex American collection, 2001. with Chiswick Auctions, London, 11 December 2017. -
Marble Head of a Roman Emperor
20th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,944
Carved as a mature male with stern features, likely the emperor Carus, shown with short, neatly-dressed hair and beard; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 10.4 kg, 38 cm high including stand
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11694-199338.
Carus reigned 282-283 A.D. He served as a prefect of the guard to emperor Probus, whom he succeeded. Whilst leading a campaign against the Sassanians, Carus died suddenly and under mysterious circumstances, leading to the belief that he was struck by lightning. Little is known of his life, owing to the relative instability of that time period. Whether he had Probus murdered, or whether he was killed by mutinous troops was disputed even by his contemporaries. Carus was succeeded by his sons Carinus and Numerian, although their reigns were short-lived and his dynasty was soon supplanted. Carinus’ lasting legacy was principally the suppression of the authority of the senate. He has gone down in history as one of the tyrants of ancient Rome. -
Seljuk Style Gold Ring with Glass Cabochon
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Ellipsoid bezel with claw setting for a polychrome glass bead, lion motif to the underside, stud beneath the hoop; glass cabochon possibly an ancient glass bead made by folding melting glass. 6.63 grams, 30.60 mm overall, 18.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
