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LOT 2374
Neo-Classical Heraldic Bifacial Chalcedony Gemstone
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.15 grams, 25 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan, obverse with bearded profile bust and crown above, reverse with heraldic achievement with heater shield, supporters and mantle beneath a crown; 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 2374
Neo-Classical Heraldic Bifacial Chalcedony Gemstone
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Reproduction Bronze Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including a rhyton with horse-head finial, rider figure, bird brooch and other items. 1.84 kg total, 12 - 3.8 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Renaissance Silver Amuletic Toadstone Ring
Western Europe, 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Substantial ring set with engraved foliate decoration on the shoulders, set with a large rounded toadstone in a lobed bezel. 9.93 grams, 30.39 mm overall, 20.34 x 19.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13490-263465.
Toadstones are fossil fish teeth historically credited with protective properties, particularly the ability to detect or counteract poison. -
Greek Style Terracotta Plaque Frangment Group
Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: border fragment with bearded male head in profile and female with tiara in front; female in profile with lotiform bowl and reed; female in profile approaching a hand-mirror, blue pigment to the field. 377 grams total, 10.1-14.5 cm
Acquired at auction in Geneva or Basel circa 1989. From the private collection of a Swiss gentleman collector, thence by decent 2018.
