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LOT 2095
Post Medieval Wooden Statue of a Franciscan Priest
PHILIPPINES, 18TH CENTURY A.D.
10 3/4 in. (394 grams total, 27.4 cm including stand).
Carved in the round standing figure in floor-length robe with cowl; sockets for separate arms and hands; mounted on a display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Orthodox Silver-Gilt Signet Ring
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
With shank widening to the shoulder decorated with flowers, rosettes and acanthus leaf pattern, some elements picked out in gilt; square bezel engraved with a heart crossed by an Orthodox cross and anchor with All Seeing Eye in radiate triangle above, two line inscription around the side. 9.19 grams, 25.45 mm overall, 22.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y 1/2, USA 12 1/4, Europe 28.2, Japan 27
Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Pair of Elaborate Gold and Silver Earrings Set with Diamonds
Ottoman, 1870-1900 A.D.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £9,000
Each earring composed of five articulated segments, masterfully crafted in silver and gold with an openwork gold base frame executed in the ajour technique extending to the edges; the upper section featuring a hexagonal stud centred by a table-cut diamond within a border of small inset stones, followed by heart-shaped and hexagonal links adorned with further diamonds; the central rosette displaying a prominent diamond encircled by six flat-cut stones, with the interstitial lobes and the hexagonal double frame highlighted by rows of tiny diamonds; the reverse richly ornamented with a stylised flowering plant motif, two leaves flanking a central stem surmounted by a round flower, all defined in silver-set diamonds against the openwork gold ground, further enclosed by a twin ring of zig-zagging diamond lines; suspended below, a claw-form dangle holding a large round pearl, capped above and below with diamond-set finials. 53.62 grams total, 10.1-10.2 cm
Acquired in 2010. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12802-241417. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bronze Jeweller's Stamp
Circa 20th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Discoid in plan with loop to the upper face, lead matrix with inset bronze die with profile bust and legend of George V of Great Britain; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 34.2 grams, 32 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
