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LOT 2358
Post Medieval Silver 'En Bon Desir' Posy Ring
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.84 grams, 21.55 mm overall, 18.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Featuring a wide band with floral decoration surrounding a French inscription 'en bon desir' meaning 'in good faith' and two lozenge-shaped panels, each with a robed figure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx East Sussex collection, 1980-1990.
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Bedouin Silver-Coloured Metal Ring Group
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Post Medieval Gold and Bronze Framed Artefact Group
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Replica of David Statue by Michelangelo
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
A composition statue modelled after the Italian Renaissance masterpiece sculpted by Michelangelo, David depicted nude in a contrapposto position, carrying the weight on his right leg, holding the sling in his raised left hand, and the handle of the sling placed in his right hand, with a large ivy leaf covering his genitals; restored. 18.75 kg, 82.5 cm high
Private collection, London.
Michelangelo created the original sculpture between 1501 and 1504, and it was originally commissioned as one of a series of statues of twelve prophets. However, it was then placed in the public square in front of the Palazzo della Signoria.
