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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
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
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Melody Maker Magazine Original Advertising Poster
1950s A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Off-white ground with dark blue masthead 'Meldoy Maker / World's Largest Net Sale ' red blocked text and dark blue footer 'Every Friday - 6d'; footnote 'Printed and issued by Odhams Press, Long Acre, London WC2'. 22 grams, 76.2 x 50.6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
'Melody Maker' was an important music-industry weekly magazine which was founded in 1926 by the publisher Lawrence Wright, aimed at dance band musicians under the title 'The Melody Maker and British Metronome'. The footnote reference is to the Odhams publishing venture which folded in 1968. -
Post Medieval Gold Tie Pin of Aquarius
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Modelled in the round female figure holding an inverted amphora with liquid flowing forth; mounted on a sturdy gold pin. 2.97 grams, 45 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Post Medieval Gemstone Depicting an Offering to Priapus in Gold Ring
Italy, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Intaglio engraved with satyr playing aulos behind a tall column with statue on the top, a woman in long robe and satyr standing in front of an altar; set into a later gold ring with hoop formed from three round-section wires holding an oval bezel; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.36 grams, 25.97 mm overall, 19.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
