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LOT 1417
Military Button Group
MAINLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 5/8 in. (240 grams total, 15-41 mm).
A mixed group of bronze military buttons with repoussé heraldic motifs, and a cap badge of the Royal Artillery Corp. [90, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound by John Harrison whilst searching with a metal detector in South Yorkshire, UK.
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Marble Statue of Kneeling Venus
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,950
A marble copy of the kneeling Venus (original in the Vatican Museums), crouching on an octagonal base; the arms raised in expressive pose, head tilted, hair drawn up in a chignon; lettering to base 'KNEELING VENUS' and 'ROME'. 135 kg, 88.5 cm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Auktionshaus Kaupp GmbH, Salzburg, Germany, 25 September 2016. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11688-199351.
The statue is modelled on an ancient original, commonly thought to represent Aphrodite. The original statue of the Crouching Venus was excavated in Salona (modern Solin near Split, Croatia). It was purchased for the Vatican Museums from where it was confiscated by the French under Napoleon, and subsequently returned to the Vatican in 1816. -
Gilt Reliquary Pendant
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
A gilt copper-alloy reliquary pendant of oval form, front face portraying the lamb with cross and flag symbolising Christ crucified, the relic visible between the openwork, solid reverse plate depicting the Virgin and Child seated beneath an arch; openwork flourishes to the frame circumference; integral suspension loop. 34.76 grams, 56 mm
Acquired early 2000s. Property of a Birmingham, UK, collector. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Weight Group
18th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A mixed group of bronze trade and chemists' weights, many with a stamped value, verification marks (e.g. sword for City of London), heater shield and others. 438 grams total, 15-44 mm
Found Suffolk.