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LOT 0373
Post Medieval Marble Head of a Man
15TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
14 3/8 in. (12.7 kg total, 36.5 cm high including stand).
A carved marble portrait of a Renaissance man in profile left, depicted with stylised facial features and foliate detailing to his garments; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11681-199819
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LOT 0373
Post Medieval Marble Head of a Man
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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17th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A silver-gilt finger ring with tiered scales to the hoop, ellipsoid bezel with inset ellipsoid carnelian intaglio of a cross over 'IHS' Christogram. 4.26 grams, 21.70 mm overall, 18.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From a collection formed between 1990-2000. Ex East London collection. English private collection. -
Post Medieval Gilt and Painted Wooden Cherub Pair
Germany, 17th century A.D.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
A pair of naturalistically modelled cherubs shown naked and chubby with infant bodies and mature heads, perched with one crossed leg atop grotesque heads- that of the Devil and a pug, each dynamically posed as though playing an instrument or holding a bowl; with polychrome paint and gilding; Baroque; on octagonal plinth bases. 74-76 cm high
with Hotel Des Ventes De Monte, Monaco, 14 December 2021, lot 60. English private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11676-199839. -
Tudor Period Bronze Corpus Christi
15th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
A parcel-gilt bronze Corpus Christi with braided crown of thorns and draped loincloth; pierced at the extended hands and crossed feet; hollow to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 738 grams total, 23.2 cm high including stand
English private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11678-199807.
