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LOT 1829
Larger Than Lifesize Celtic Style Stone Head
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/4 in. (27.15 kg, 35 cm).
Carved in the round with long hair awn back from the face, elliptical eye sockets, high cheekbones and grimacing mouth, [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a West Midlands, UK, private collector.
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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Victorian and Later Gemstone Collection
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Comprising: a circular intaglio with leaping Pegasus on a baseline; a rectangular intaglio with a female bust; an oval intaglio with letter 'M'; an oval intaglio with a male head in profile. 8 grams total, 11-20 mm
Norfolk family collection, 1940s-1960s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Intaglio Gemstone Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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. 9.80 grams total, 12-23 mm
From 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. -
Roman Style Bronze Model Knife
18th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With narrow tongue-shaped iron blade and copper-alloy hilt formed as a hippocamp. 10.7 grams, 87 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
