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LOT 2007
Post Medieval Bronze Ring with Date
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.63 grams, 25.33 mm overall, 23.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+1, USA 12 3/4 , Europe 29.99, Japan 28)).
Scroll detailing to the shoulders, shield-shaped bezel with stamped date '1899' in lower panel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.
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Copper-Alloy Finds Group in Trade Case
20th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Abafil trade box with seven velvet trays, five including lead spindle whorls and weights and other metal detecting finds, fire strikers, shark’s teeth, Bronze Age bracelet, various coins, and some reproductions. 8.5 kg total, 35 x 29 x 24 cm including case
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising two designs in relief including three horses in an enclosure and two animals, likely cats, fighting; coloured glazes. 1.24 kg total, 10 x 9 - 10 x 9.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Life-Size Marble Draped Statue of Venus
19th century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
Comprising the upper body of a young female figure, likely the goddess Venus, shrouded in a palla mantle worn over the robe and draped over the head as a hood; the left arm bent to form folds and gatherings in the cloth, the right arm shown beneath the cloth held bent to the right breast. 133 kg, 84 cm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11687-199355.
In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility. Married to the god Vulcan, Venus's principal divine lover was Mars, with whom she was famously trapped in bed with a net by Vulcan. The goddess also had numerous mortal lovers - Adonis for example. The earliest known instance of a temple dedicated to Venus was founded on the Aventine Hill in 295 B.C. She is most closely associated with the month of April, the beginning of the season of spring.
