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LOT 2032
Post Medieval Iron Key Collection
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 5 1/8 in. (225 grams total, 6.5-12.9 cm).
Mixed group of keys with looped handles. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2032
Post Medieval Iron Key Collection
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Renaissance Sardonyx Cameo of a Young Woman
Italy, 16th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
High-relief bust of a young lady facing right, her curly hair neatly pulled back to a chignon at the nape of her neck, jewelled diadem resting on top of the head; mounted in an unmarked high-carat gold brooch setting dating to the 19th century. 9.59 grams, 30 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
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Stuart Period Silver Seal Matrix with 'Hurrell Family' Heraldic Shield with Crossbows
England, 17th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
A silver chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil head; central heraldic heater shield with three crossbows. 8.58 grams, 26 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
The surnames associated with this crest are: Hurell, Hurle or Hurrell. -
Large Marble Relief with Roman-Era Scene of a Boy Presenting a Scroll
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Rectangular scene with ledge to lower edge; high-relief carved scene depicting a standing male in loosely draped toga, holding the upper edge of a papyrus scroll; beside him, a small boy in similar attire holding the lower two corners of the document; legend in seriffed Roman capitals 'VICTORIAE / AVGVSTO / RE[...]' (to Victoria, to Augustus, ...). 127 kg total including stand, 87.5 cm high
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13393-259011.
The relief recalls the images of the Propaganda Augusti, diffused by Julius Caesar Octavian after his victory over Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra at Actium. The aged man and the boy represent the old and new Roman world meeting in the Principate created by Augustus.
