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LOT 1467
Post Medieval Weight Group
18TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 3/4 in. (438 grams total, 15-44 mm).
A mixed group of bronze trade and chemists' weights, many with a stamped value, verification marks (e.g. sword for City of London), heater shield and others. [28, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk.
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Post Medieval Apollo Gemstone
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A carnelian intaglio bust of Apollo in profile with chlamys to the shoulder, diadem to the brow. 4.54 grams, 26 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection. -
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. -
Diskobolos of Myron Statue
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
A copper-alloy copy of the original Greek bronze Diskobolos of Myron, portraying a youthful nude male athlete poised to spin to release his discus; naturalistically modelled; on a tiered octagonal stone display base. 27 kg, 65 cm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Hampel Fine Art Auctions GmbH & Co KG, Munich, Germany, 12 December 2014, lot 1912.
The original Greek bronze (now lost) dated to circa 460–450 B.C., but the work is known through numerous Roman copies in marble.
