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LOT 1903
Post Medieval Bronze Trade and Coin Weight Group
CIRCA 18TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 5/8 in. (411 grams total, 12-42 mm).
Mixed group of discoid, chessman, tabular and other types. [21, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hertfordshire, UK.
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Post Medieval Bronze Trade Weight Collection
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Discoid types with socket to one face, stamped values. 102 grams total, 15-29 mm
Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Lifesize Marble Statue of Venus
19th century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
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; after the antique. 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 no.12090-213905.
In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility. Married to the god Vulcan, Venus' 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 appearance 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. -
Brass Candlestick with Calligraphy
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With panels of dense calligraphic script and geometric motifs, tiered ogival base and floral drip tray. 1.5 kg, 34.8 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman.
