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LOT 1912
Neo-Classical Gilt Base Silver Box with Cameo
19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (75 grams, 74 mm).
With hinged lid and stamped acanthus-leaf detailing; gilt corner-plates to the lid and incised scrolled foliage; central cell with inset cameo depicting a reclining nude figure in a landscape. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Post Medieval Bronze 'I Accept' Posy Ring
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English collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Ex property of an Essex gentleman. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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