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LOT 2503
Neo-Classical Glass Fob Seal with Bust
19TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.7 grams, 21 mm).
Comprising an aqua glass seal with facetted handle, applied black glass frame; underside with incuse profile bust of a bearded man with tousled hair; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 2503
Neo-Classical Glass Fob Seal with Bust
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String with Diamond-Shaped Pendant
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of small tubular beads and a lozenge-shaped pendant, repaired. 1.92 grams, 24.5 cm
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Post Medieval Silver Instrument Collection
Circa 18th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Assemblage of non-medical instruments, each with a balustered shank and knop finial; hook, narrow blade, pierced spoon, probe, scoop, corkscrew and other types; possibly for apothecary, culinary or artistic use. 195 grams total, 15.5-18.8 cm
Acquired at auction in Geneva or Basel circa 1989. From the private collection of a Swiss gentleman collector, thence by decent 2018. -
Renaissance Carved Marble Relief Medallion of Prudence
Probably South German, possibly Nuremberg, circa 1540–1600 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A circular relief medallion carved with two opposed, conjoined profiles: an elderly bearded man facing left and a young woman facing right, representing Prudence, or Prudentia, in janiform form, combining memory and experience with foresight. 22.85 grams, 56 mm
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.
The subject belongs to the Renaissance tradition of allegorical medallions and plaquettes. A closely related representation of Prudence is in Peter Flötner’s Nuremberg series of the Virtues, made circa 1540–1546. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Prudence.
