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LOT 2377
Post Medieval Red Sandstone Corbel Head
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 in. (8.7 kg, 27 cm).
Carved with centre-parted wavy hair, large lentoid eyes, neat beard and moustache; irregular to rear.
ProvenanceFound in a garden in North Yorkshire, UK.
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Stuart Period Gold Memento Mori Ring with Skull and Crossed Bones for Ian Shepherd
Dated 1724 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Comprising a D-shaped hoop with foliate and floral decoration, rectangular bezel set with a facetted rock crystal(?) gemstone with a skull and crossed bones beneath the gem; engraved to the inner face 'In˚ Shepherd Obt 20 Jan 1724 æt 62' and a worn maker's mark. 4.60 grams, 22.48 mm overall, 18.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired from a London, UK, auction house. From a private Bristol, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13213-249807.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th-18th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay. -
Egyptian Style Bust of a Mummy
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Wearing a tripartite wig and a broad collar, heart-shaped body; after the antique. 146 grams, 10.1 cm
Acquired by the present owner from a gallery in London, UK, circa 1979. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
Large Sasanian Style Carved Rock Crystal Bead
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Spherical melon bead with finely carved grooves. 161 grams, 50 mm
Private collection, UK.
