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LOT 2125
Post-Classical Banded Agate Gemstone with Two Horses and Sun
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.64 grams, 19 mm).
Plano-convex in section with intaglio rearing horses each on its own baseline, sunburst between.
ProvenanceAcquired on the Swiss art market.
Private collection, England.
The imagery possibly refers to the twin horsemen, Castor and Pollux.
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LOT 2125
Post-Classical Banded Agate Gemstone with Two Horses and Sun
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Post Medieval Marble Portrait of a Man
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Modelled in the round with a frowning expression, a triangular face with angular features and thick banded hair; recessed to the top of the head. 35.1 kg, 41 cm high including stand
Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13082-249677.
From the late 17th century until around the 1760s, classical nostalgia and the viewing and recording of classical remains became major occupations for aristocratic young men who went on the ‘Grand Tour’. In Rome, for example, some British visitors counted and measured the huge number of ancient columns and obelisks still visible in the city. The wealthiest brought back antiquities, including stones with Latin inscriptions, and redesigned their gardens to display them. More significantly, such travels also encouraged those who went to redefine their own origins and native identities within a wider European context. The taste for the reproductions of ancient monuments involved also the sculptures of Middle Age. -
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Cylinder Seal Electrotype Group
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Of academic interest, copper coated lead seal impressions taken from cylinder seals, showing scenes including worshipping scene, animals, and three with cuneiform text. 185 grams total, 29-42 mm
Possibly made by the British Museum. From a West Country, UK, private collection. -
Renaissance Polished Imperial Porphyry Pestle with Rare Xenolith
Italian, 17th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Modelled as round-section tubular body, shaft with rounded top; rare xenolith to the handle. 1.23 kg, 19.2 cm
Acquired from a dealer in Kensington Church Street, London, UK, in 2000. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
