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LOT 0400
Post Medieval Coral Memento Mori Janus Chaplet Bead with Head of Christ and Skull
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (13.31 grams, 39 mm).
Devotional prayer bead featuring a grimacing skull on one side and the other with the face of Jesus wearing the crown of thorns; set in a simple gold frame with suspension loop.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 0400
Post Medieval Coral Memento Mori Janus Chaplet Bead with Head of Christ and Skull
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£700 (EUR 812; USD 945) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Anastasia Avante-Garde Fashion Portrait Editorial Proof by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin
Dated 11 May 2003 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Framed with a white card reveal, colour image of a young woman with digitally-added eye-mask; with collector's slip stating (inter alia) 'Archive Date: 11/05/03' and 'Historical Significance: Originally captured in 1994 for a groundbreaking 10-page editorial in The Face magazine, "Anastasia" is a museum-grade artwork celebrated as the very first instance of digital manipulation (Photoshop compositing) in fashion history. Large-scale gallery prints of this work are held in elite collections worldwide (including the Sir Elton John collection). This May 2003 proof tracks its syndication in Spain for a major visual arts or digital photography retrospective.' 174 grams, 35.5 x 28 cm including frame
Acquired on the USA art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
