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LOT 1970
Post Medieval Reproduction Brass Bell
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (551 grams, 11.6 cm).
Openwork domed body with a large loop above, a circumferential band naming the four Evangelists with their symbols below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1970
Post Medieval Reproduction Brass Bell
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Large Marble Relief with Three Figures
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Rectangular slab with raised border and high-relief scene; three standing females wearing floor-length draped and tiered robes, holding hands; the left figure with right hand extended slightly, holding out the folds of her robe, head turned back towards the middle figure whose hand she holds; middle figure facing with diadem in her neatly dressed hair, holding the extended hand of the third figure holding the hem of her robe and angled stiffly away from the others. 145 kg total including stand, 106.5 cm wide
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.13391-259010.
A group of three young females is often interpreted as the Three Graces. However, in classical art, these three figures usually stand close together and are nude or sparsely clothed - unlike the females in this carving. Groups of three goddesses - such as Persephone, Demeter and Hekate - may denote the phases of the moon or, more broadly, the three phases of a female life as maiden / mother/ elder. The scene bears some resemblance to the 1st century AD relief of 'Three dancing nymphs' in Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California; however, that has a more exuberant and lively air contrasted with the rigid formality of the piece. -
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 Classical Red Jasper Cameo of Medusa
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Oval cameo with the face of Medusa with flowing hair, furrowed brow and piercing gaze. 1.48 grams, 14 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
