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LOT 2122
Post Classical Shell Cameo of a Lady
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (4 grams, 35 mm).
Convex cameo with a profile bust of a lady with coiffed hair. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 2122
Post Classical Shell Cameo of a Lady
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Post Medieval Silver Thimble Group
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising three thimbles: the largest with a plain band stamped with 'G' and engraved with initials '*D*I*'; the second largest with a decorative band on the lower edge with a plain shield; the smallest with a decorative band to the lower edge resembling pinecones, and a plain shield. 11.15 grams total, 16-26 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector. -
Diamond Locket Ring Set with Emerald Intaglio of Amor, God of Love, Playing Diaulos
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Comprising a segmented hoop with scroll-shaped shoulders, a hinged oval bezel with a secret compartment, and a bezel decorated with twelve cut diamonds around a central green stone intaglio of a winged Amor standing on a prora playing a diaulos. 5.82 grams, 23.60 mm overall, 16.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
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.
