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LOT 2024
Post-Classical Stone Gemstone Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (13.2 grams total, 15-21 mm).
Including rectangular and ellipsoidtypes with incuse profile bust and other motifs. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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Renaissance Carnelian Gem in Gold Mount
16th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Ellipsoid in plan with cast glass intaglio seated figure with foliage; in later gold swivel mount; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.78 grams, 18 mm
French art market. with Desmet Fine Arts, Belgium. Private collection, England. -
Mixed Bronze Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising trilobate arrowheads, bangle fragments, a fragmentary hooked mount, a conical mount with flared spout, and others. 157 grams total, 1.7-10.7 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Wooden Sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi in Silver Pendant
Spanish Colonies, 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A carved wooden figure of St.Francis of Assisi holding a skull in left hand and cross in right hand, set on a red fabric inside a silver tongue-shaped case with applied twisted wire decoration to the outter rim; attachment loop with ring to the top. 48.1 grams, 11 cm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the French art market.
