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LOT 0354
Post Medieval Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Fourteen Faces
ITALY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.66 grams, 22.60 mm overall, 20.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
Composed of a D-section large hoop and an oval collet set with an intaglio intricately carved with a composite head composed of at least fourteen distinct faces, based on an image engraved after Jean Berain c.1675; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired 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.13397-257946.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 793, for a less elaborate example of the type.
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LOT 0354
Post Medieval Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Fourteen Faces
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500€4,060 - 5,220 (for guidance only)$4,730 - 6,080 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,750 (EUR 2,030; USD 2,363) +BP*
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Roman Glass Mars Gradivus Gemstone in Gold Ring
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Vibrant red intaglio featuring the god of war striding left, carrying a spear with one hand and the other holding a trophy resting upon his shoulder; the reverse of the intaglio engraved with the word ‘ADYNAIE’, probably the name of the original owner; set in a modern gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.75 grams, 22.89 mm overall, 18.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
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.13336-257953.
The moniker 'Mars Gradivus' is often translated as 'Marching Mars' from the Latin 'gradus' meaning step or march. -
Egyptian Style Relief of a Young Female
20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular panel with a profile head of a female wearing a bag-wig and two collars around her neck. 1.04 kg, 18.2 cm
By repute ex Christie's, Ne York, 1996 and an old European collection. Private collection, London, UK. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of tubular, oblate and biconical beads with a teardrop-shaped pendant, restrung. 9.28 grams, 34 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection.
