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LOT 1963
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Eros, the God of Love Seated
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.62 grams, 21.05 mm overall, 19.35 x 19.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
Flat-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, a separately made rectangular bezel with seated winged Eros before a woven basket; the shoulder's stamped with '84' and 'A?'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1963
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Eros, the God of Love Seated
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Silver-Mounted Shell Travelling Mirror
Dutch Colonies, 17th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Discoid mirror set in a silver frame and a polished shell case, secured with a silver flower-and-scroll mount and a small hook. 56.2 grams, 86 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Renaissance Gemstone with Kneeling Satyr Drinking from a Goblet in Gold Ring
19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Black stone intaglio featuring a kneeling satyr before a grapevine, holding a large goblet in his right hand and a thyrsus in the crook of his left arm, a wine amphora behind him; set in a gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.51 grams, 22.29 mm overall, 19.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Acquired on the European art market. -
Bactrian Style Pink Stone Chalice
20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a chalice with a flared foot and a sturdy shank, bowl with a carinated profile and an everted rim. 3.3 kg, 24 cm high
From Maa Oriental Gallery, Bath, UK; and a West Country collection, 1990-2000.
