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LOT 2108
Post Classical Gemstone Collection
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (9.71 gram stotal, 9-24 mm).
Comprising: three carnelian intaglios with profile busts; an agate intaglio with profile bust; a lozenge-shaped intaglio with bird and other symbols, possibly made of stained bone; an octagonal green stone intaglio with worn motif; and a lapis lazuli bead. [7]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 2108
Post Classical Gemstone Collection
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Group of spherical shots, including some with sprues, and some impacted examples. 675 grams total, 7-22 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Grand Tour Stone Cameo with Bust of Ajax
18th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Large oval cameo with profile bust of the Greek hero Ajax, shown bearded and with his helmet pushed up exposing his face. 27.3 grams, 48 mm
UK private collection, acquired on the French art market in the 2000s.
Ajax is recorded in The Iliad as ‘the best man among the Thracians, being both brave and of great stature’. He was one of the strongest warriors for the Achaeans, second only to his cousin Achilles. His epic duel with Hector is detailed in the seventh book of the famed poem by Homer. -
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Post Medieval Iron Axehead
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a wide, curving blade and an oval socket. 839 grams, 15.6 cm
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
