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LOT 0407
Post Medieval Gemstone Depicting Bacchanalian Sacrifice 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 0407
Post Medieval Gemstone Depicting Bacchanalian Sacrifice in Gold Ring
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Group of Seals and Scaraboids
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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From the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Post-Classical Agate Gemstone with Sphinx
19th-20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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Private collection, England. -
Eastern European Enamelled Bronze Icon of St Nicholas
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Central panel of triptych formed as a rectangular plaque of low-relief figure of Saint Nicholas flanked by smaller figures of Jesus and Mary to each side, a suspension hoop to each corner; upper panel with central image of trinity with cherubs and vernicle; remains of pale blue enamel. 47 grams, 90 mm
Ex Constable collection, 1990s. Ex P. Morris collection.
