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LOT 1786
Post Medieval Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 16TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 4 3/4 in. (80.8 grams total, 2.7-12.2 cm).
Including a large appliqué eagle with wreath, mounting studs to reverse, and other items. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Essex, UK.
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Cycladic Idol Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising three reproduction items, a carved 'stargazer' idol and fragments; the head with old labels to the reverse: 'No 2265' and 'Ex Goulandris Collection'. 366 grams total, 7.6-14.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Post Medieval Silver Palindrome Ring
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Comprising D-section hoop with mane-in-fede motif to underside, incised segments and cross to each shoulder, rectangular bezel with incised apotropaic palindrome 'SATOR / AREPO / TENET / OPERA / ROTAS', the text admits four symmetries and may be read: top to bottom, bottom to top, left to right, right to left, and can be rotated 180 degrees and still be read the same way. 13.40 grams, 27.84 mm overall, 18.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s. Accompanied by a previous original handwritten collector's cataloguing page. -
Naked Statue of Narcissus
Naples, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
A metal statue of Narcissus standing nude looking down, with goatskin mantle draped on the left shoulder, cothumus sandals laced to the feet, wreath of berries in the hair, left hand with thumb and finger on hip and right hand with thumb and forefinger extended; stepped discoid base with leaf patterning. 3.66 kg total, 40 cm including stand
Acquired from Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, 14 July 2010, lot 1352. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty. He was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him, causing some to commit suicide in order to prove their unrelenting devotion to his striking beauty.
