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LOT 2008
Mixed Bronze and Terracotta Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
9 1/2 - 18 1/8 in. (2.14 kg total, 24-46 cm).
Comprising: ceramic seated figure with voided mouth; bronze pipe with bell-shaped bowl. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Georgian Silver 'Vive Memor Leti' Memento Mori Ring
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
With stepped lozengiform bezel, central gilt plaque with skeleton and star, guilloche to the shoulder; inscribed in florid italic hand to the inner face of the hoop 'Vive Memor Leti' (be mindful of death in life). 4.14 grams, 22.92 mm overall, 18.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
The Latin phrase is taken from the work of the 1st century AD poet Aulus Persius Flaccus, Satires V 151-3: vive memor leti ! fugit hora; hoc quod loquor inde est (Live mindful of death. Time is fleeting [and] every word I speak is [borrowed] from it.). -
Banded Agate Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Restrung designer necklace with spherical banded agate and carnelian beads interspersed with glass and metal seed beads. 110 grams, 80 cm long
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Paris collection, France. -
Chinese Terracotta Tea Pot and Cups
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: squat teapot with loop handle and short spout, low-relief dragon detailing to each side, conical lid with separate handle formed as a dragon's head; three cups with lids, each with carinated profile, loop handle, incised foliage motif, separate lid with knop handle. 1.04 kg total, 7.9-20 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Italian gentleman living in Essex.
