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LOT 0367
Post Medieval Silver Religious Seal with Boxwood Handle
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (51.96 grams, 85 mm).
Comprising a balustered wooden handle and a silver stamp seal with a large cross behind two crossed hands with stigmata, the cross with an inscription, supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 0367
Post Medieval Silver Religious Seal with Boxwood Handle
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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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. -
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Acquired on the European art market.
