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LOT 1929
Post Medieval Iron Bread Stamp Scissors
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
27 1/4 in. (4.15 kg, 69 cm).
Retaining an articulate press, the interior of one plate with four stamp designs, two larger and two smaller, each depicting the Crucifixion.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Hat Pin
Circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
The domed head adorned with filigree roundels and circlets interspersed with granules, decoratively notched rim; S-shaped hook to reverse. 5.66 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Post Medieval Bronze Statue of an Etruscan Warrior
20th century A.D.Estimate: £2,600 - 3,600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,444
Hollow-formed copy of the Mars of Todi, a figure of an Etruscan warrior wearing segmented armour to the chest and shoulders, crested helmet, short tunic; the hands in animated pose with left hand open to accept a weapon; holes beneath feet for mounting. 7.6 kg, 61.5 cm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Galerie Athena, Brussels, 9 May 2019, lot 393. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11691-199344.
The "Mars of Todi" figure is a large, almost life-sized bronze statue of a warrior in armour. It dates from the late 5th - early 4th century B.C., and is believed to have been produced by an Etruscan workman for an Umbrian patron. The figure was probably a votive offering for a religious sanctuary, perhaps sacred to Laran, the Etruscan god of war. It had been buried ritually and left undisturbed until its modern discovery in 1835. It lacks a helmet, and the hands are empty; possibly a patera plate was originally in the open right hand, and a spear gripped in the clenched left hand. The sculptor of the figure followed the Greek contrapposto posture accentuating the carefully modelled lamellar plate armour. The statue bears a short inscription in Umbrian "Ahal Trutitis dunum dede" (Ahal Trutitis gave this gift). -
Post Medieval Bronze Ring with Armorial Motif
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Incuse tendrils to the shoulders, stylised shield motif to the bezel. 3.74 grams, 23.65 mm overall, 20.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
