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LOT 2159
Neoclassical Roman Style Stone Krater
18TH CENTURY A.D.
10 3/4 in. (2.92 kg, 27.2 cm).
Comprising a cylindrical body and bell-shaped mouth with egg-and-dart detailing to the rim; segmented lower body with round-section strap handle; lotus-flower foot.
ProvenanceSwiss private collection.
Ex Herman Feldermann, Frankfurt, Germany, prior to 1985.
Private collection, UK.
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Post Byzantine Adoration of the Magi Shell Plaque
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Octagonal in plan with carved scene of the Adoration of the Magi with star above; stepped border, pierced for attachment. 30.2 grams, 68 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
The flat relief and the stylistic refinement of the images place the execution of the plaque towards the end of the 17th century, with some artistic parallels with the Romanian silversmiths of Chiprovatzi. -
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Renaissance Carnelian Gemstone Depicting the God Mercury in Gold Ring
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Cloison with incuse figure of Mercury standing with caduceus and marsupium; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.63 grams, 24.38 mm overall, 18.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Post Medieval Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skulls on Crossed Bones
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Ellipsoid integral plaque with low-relief motif of two opposed skulls between crossed long-bones. 5.28 grams, 21.1 mm overall, 18.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From an old English collection, 1980s.
