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LOT 1455
Post Medieval Watch Key Group
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 1/8 in. (75.4 grams total, 20-55 mm).
A mixed group of mainly bronze watch keys, some with manufacturer's name. [22, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk.
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Post Medieval Green Porphyry 'Warwick Vase' Pair
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
A pair of carved porphyry vases modelled on the famous 2nd century A.D. Roman Warwick Vase with Bacchic ornament, beading and egg-and-dart ornament around the rim, foliate vines below with both handles formed from two entwined vines, the body displaying a frieze of male and female masks modelled naturalistically in high relief, leaves radiating upwards from the centre base; each created in two parts and accompanied by a marble plinth; probably re-used ancient stone. 10.7 kg total, 29.5 cm wide each
English private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11684-199805.
The original vase was reputedly discovered at Hadrian's Villa, in Tivoli, Italy in 1771 A.D.; now in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland. The vase is not entirely reconstructed from original elements but incorporates the restorer's interpretation of how missing elements of the vase likely appeared. The original vase was named after the 2nd Earl of Warwick who acquired it from his uncle, Sir William Hamilton, in c.1775. -
Spanish Blue and White Tile with Hunting Scene
Possibly 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £89
A blue and white rectangular tile depicting a hunting scene set in woodland, showing a mounted rider galloping left, holding a spear and wearing a plumed headdress, hunting hounds running beside him; mounted in a gold-coloured frame. 1.37 kg, 27.5 x 23 cm
Fair condition.
Acquired in the 2000s. Property of a North London collector. -
Marble Bathing Venus
Neoclassical, 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
A marble interpretation of the famous 'Bathing Venus' (Pudica Venus) statue, modelled naturalistically in the round, nude, hair piled behind her head, holding her garment to her breast, standing on a composite discoid base imitating a stone pavement, with a casket at her feet; after Giambologna's Renaissance original; restored. 21.2 kg, 78 cm high
Old repair to neck.
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.
The original 'Bathing Venus' statue in bronze has been attributed to Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna) (1529-1608), and was probably created for King Henry IV of France as a diplomatic gift from Ferdinando I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. This is a neoclassical interpretation of that Renaissance statue.
