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LOT 1994
Post Medieval Silver Betel Container
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (18.45 grams, 11.3 cm).
Hanging chatelaine with a hinged hexagonal container suspended from one side and three grooming tools on the other end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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Wilhelm Von Gloeden, Albumen print - Two 'Taormina' Photographers' Stamps Verso
1856-1931 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Original albumen print of a toga-clad figure among architectural ruins; 'Giovane con toga nel cortile della Casa degli Archi' (IX 7,20) Pompei by Wilhelm von Gloeden; stamped to reverse W.von Gloeden Taormina, Sicilia (deposé)' and 'W.von Gloeden Tarmina (Sicilia) / Proprieta Artistica'. 5.2 grams, 15.6 x 11.7 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden was known for photographic images of Italian youths posed as classical figures, often nude in a classical landscape or setting. At the outbreak of World War I he left Italy; Mussolini's fascists destroyed many of his images and glass negatives as obscene. -
Wooden Sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi in Silver Pendant
Spanish Colonies, 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A carved wooden figure of Saint Francis of Assisi holding a skull in his left hand and a cross in his right hand, set on a red fabric inside a silver tongue-shaped case with applied twisted wire decoration to the outer rim; attachment loop with ring to the top. 48.1 grams, 11 cm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the French art market. -
Egyptian Style Relief of a Young Female
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rectangular panel with a profile head of a female wearing a bag-wig and two collars around her neck. 1.04 kg, 18.2 cm
By repute ex Christie's, New York, 1996 and an old European collection. Private collection, London, UK.
