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LOT 1506
Post Medieval Gold Ring with Jester Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 1/8 in. (8.27 grams, 30.52 mm overall, 18.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
A gold finger ring with segmented hoop, cupped bezel with rosette to the underside, inset jasper cloison with intaglio advancing balatro jester playing pan-pipes while a dog jumps at his lower legs.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
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Post Medieval 'Thames' William Mathews of London Pewter Plate
Circa 1690 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £48
A pewter plate, the upper face bearing an eagle on a rope base between two plumes; reverse stamped for William Matthews of London, c.1690. 440 grams, 23.7 cm wide
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK. Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK. -
Post Medieval Wooden Painted Head of St John
Late 16th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
A wooden head mounted on a waisted octagonal plinth base, the head modelled naturalistically in the round and retaining extensive areas of polychrome detailing, pigmentation and gilding. 4.2 kg total, 38 cm high including stand
Ex private Dutch collection. English private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11673-199836.
The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permethrin, as a precaution. -
Marble Bathing Venus
Neoclassical, 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
A marble interpretation of the famous 'Bathing Venus' (Pudica Venus) statue, modelled naturalistically in the round, nude, hair piled behind her head, holding her garment to her breast, standing on a composite discoid base imitating a stone pavement, with a casket at her feet; after Giambologna's Renaissance original; restored. 21.2 kg, 78 cm high
Old repair to neck.
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.
The original 'Bathing Venus' statue in bronze has been attributed to Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna) (1529-1608), and was probably created for King Henry IV of France as a diplomatic gift from Ferdinando I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. This is a neoclassical interpretation of that Renaissance statue.
