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LOT 2012
Pewter Spoon Collection
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (839 grams total, 16.5 cm).
Each with a shallow circular bowl and sturdy stem, six with a stamped X-motif within pelletted border to the bowl, and two with three stamped rosettes above letters(?). [8]
ProvenanceAcquired in the Netherlands in the 1990s.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2012
Pewter Spoon Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Marble Statue of Psyche and Cupid after Antonio Canova on a Marble Pedestal
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Depicting Cupid tenderly holding Psyche in his arms after a kiss, Psyche's arms reaching towards his head; Cupid in a dynamic pose with separately made wings, depicted nude except for a vine-leaf; Psyche resting on a rock with her lower body loosely wrapped in a folded garment; inscription on the lower edge 'P. Bazzanti Florence'; mounted on a marble pedestal. It is regarded as a masterpiece of Neoclassical sculpture, but shows the mythological lovers at a moment of great emotion, characteristic of the emerging movement of Romanticism. Or alabaster 122 kg total, 166 cm
Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13005-246436.
Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss is a sculpture by Italian artist Antonio Canova first commissioned in 1787 by Colonel John Campbell (later Lord Cawdor). It is one of Canova's most popular marbles which represents a well known passage from Apuleius' The Golden Ass, in which Psyche faints after having opened Proserpine's vase and is revived by Cupid's kiss. The original sculpture is today in the Musée du Louvre (M.R. 1777). In 1796 the Russian nobleman Prince Yusupov acquired a second version from Canova in Rome, and that example is today preserved in the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. -
Egyptian Style Stone Amulet Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Including scaraboid, papyrus sceptre, sun disc on pedestal, double feather, and other types. 13.34 grams total, 13-25 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Trinket Box Group
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a pewter box with a hunting scene lid, two shallow wooden boxes with painted scene on the lid, one taller box with a naive style house on the lid. 185 grams total, 56-92 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
