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LOT 1049
Painting of a Noble Lady
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 x 8 7/8 in. (44 grams, 30.5 x 22.7 cm).
The lady standing with her long cloak and dress billowing in the wind, holding an apple in her right hand and holding the cloak with her left, vegetation on the field and wind-swept clouds at the top; painted off-centre with layered borders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Levantine Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Standing Human Figure
Circa 1200-900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Description of Cylinder Seal of Soft Black Stone, 19 x 11 mm. Standing human with big shock of hair, resting one hand on the head of a child; quadruped standing on base-line with 'delta' between legs; pecking bird, tree, bull's horns (?), combined star and crescent, fly, and one or two unidentified items. The whole design is put between rules. Levantine, c. 1200-900 B.C. An unusual design. Condition: good.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.06 grams, 18 cm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in October 1987. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Intaglio
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a rectangular-section hoop with fluted shoulders, supporting a large oval bezel with open base, set with a clear intaglio engraved with densely arranged calligraphic text. 31.35 grams, 36.86 mm overall, 21.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Cypriot Type Gold Pomegranate Bead Pair
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Each formed as a pomegranate suspended from a spherical bead with loops; not found in Cyprus. 0.86 grams total, 17-18 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
