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LOT 1983
Post Classical Gemstone with Magical Inscription
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (7.92 grams, 34 mm).
Oval variegated dark green intaglio featuring goddess Hekate represented triple-bodied and holding whips and branches, each head wearing a modius, inscription below and seven stars surrounding; the reverse with a magical inscription above a crescent moon and three stars.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
LiteratureSee The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, accession no.42.874, for a Graeco-Roman gem showing a similar motif of Hekate.
FootnotesHekate was the goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. She received her power over heaven, earth, and sea from her parents, the Titans Perses and Asteria.
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LOT 1983
Post Classical Gemstone with Magical Inscription
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Anastasia Avante-Garde Fashion Portrait Editorial Proof by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin
Dated 11 May 2003 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Framed with a white card reveal, colour image of a young woman with digitally-added eye-mask; with collector's slip stating (inter alia) 'Archive Date: 11/05/03' and 'Historical Significance: Originally captured in 1994 for a groundbreaking 10-page editorial in The Face magazine, "Anastasia" is a museum-grade artwork celebrated as the very first instance of digital manipulation (Photoshop compositing) in fashion history. Large-scale gallery prints of this work are held in elite collections worldwide (including the Sir Elton John collection). This May 2003 proof tracks its syndication in Spain for a major visual arts or digital photography retrospective.' 174 grams, 35.5 x 28 cm including frame
Acquired on the USA art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector. -
Life-Size Stone Head of a Centaur
18th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £2,000
Carved in the round bust depicting a faun or centaur with a youthful face; the hair falling in exuberant curls over the goat-like ears, the mouth parted in laughter, the eyes set beneath a stern brow; on an integral pedestal base with repair to reverse. 21.4 kg, 45 cm high
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13392-259012.
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Renaissance Bronze Glove Ring with an Inkwell
Italy, 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Flat-section hoop with raised rim to each edge, tubular shank with frieze of robed figures between decorated arches and with pendant fronds above; domed lid with hinge and catch, stepped rim and chamber. 115 grams, 64.40 mm overall, 22.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y 1/2, USA 12 1/4, Europe 28.2, Japan 27)
Private collection, UK.
