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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 Carnelian 'Michelangelo's Seal' Gemstone
18th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Vibrant orange carnelian intaglio depicting a lively Bacchic scene with satyrs, wine-bearers and other participants beneath a canopy supported by two flying Cupids; below in the exergue, a small figure of a fisherman, fishing with a hook on the sea shore; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.21 grams, 21 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
The original 'Seal of Michelangelo' is a famous engraved carnelian gem, acquired by King Louis XIV in 1670. It is now housed in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Long thought to be an ancient Greek masterpiece, and a subject of debate and controversy, it was subsequently identified by scholars as a Renaissance work by Pier Maria Serbaldi da Pescia. -
Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Group of spherical shots, including some with sprues, and some impacted examples. 675 grams total, 7-22 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Bedouin Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Gemstone
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Expanding hoop with tendril decoration, tapering hexagonal bezel set with a carnelian intaglio with insect motif. 6.62 grams, 30.37 mm overall, 17.97 x 16.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
London, UK, collection, 1980s-1990s.
