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LOT 2273
Post Medieval Bronze and Other Artefact Group
CIRCA 16TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3 in. (235 grams total, 13-78.4 mm).
Comprising: a large circular mount fragment depicting a classical scene; an edge fragment from the same mount; a button with an eagle; a silver coin; a mount depicting a nude boy emerging from a flower; a kneeling figure holding a basket on their head with a socket above and below; a figurine of god Pan with his arms raised. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Eastern Post-Classical Agate Gemstone of a Dionysiac Bull with Vine Leaf in Ancient Silver Pendant
19th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Silver cell with beaded band to the equator, fragment of suspension loop; inset sardonyx gemstone with possibly later intaglio profile bull on a baseline with head lowered; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 14.81 grams, 32 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13149-248676. -
Large Framed Book Plate with Egyptian Amulets
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Large-format engraved plate illustrating amulets of various types (figures of Bes and Pataikos, multiple wedjat, Taweret with dorsal pillar, etc.), from the book series La Description de l'Egypte published after the French army's Egyptian campaign (1798-1801), Book A, Volume V, plate 88; mounted in a modern glazed frame. 3 kg total, 70.6 x 53 cm including frame
Private collection, London, UK.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. -
Chinese Amuletic Glass Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A bifacial rectangular plaque pierced through the upper edge, both sides with densely arranged scroll motifs. 27.1 grams, 59 mm
Ex Paris gallery, France, 1990s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
