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LOT 0341
Post Medieval Gemstone Depicting an Offering to Priapus in Gold Ring
ITALY, 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (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)).
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.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume II, Leeds, 1994, items 1256-7.
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LOT 0341
Post Medieval Gemstone Depicting an Offering to Priapus in Gold Ring
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£600 (EUR 696; USD 810) +BP*
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Post Medieval Silver Ring with Vibrant Blood Orange Glass Insert
France, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Flat-section hoop and ellipsoid bezel with leaf detail to the shoulder, orange glass insert. 2.07 grams, 21.36 mm overall, 17.44 x 15.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
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Gold and Enamelled Pendant for the Order of Saint Dominic
Spain, circa 1630 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Bifacial openwork pendant decorated with black and white enamel, featuring a central cross with fleur-de-lys terminals, the border decorated with alternating lozenges and annulets; some re-enamelling. 18.33 grams, 56 mm
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13401-257987. -
Tudor Period Bronze Hook Fastener Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: an openwork fastener with a cross motif; a fastener with a Tudor rose; an openwork fastener with a six-petalled flower. 7.52 grams total, 34-39 mm
From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s.
