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LOT 0359
Renaissance Agate Cameo of Two Owls in Gold Ring
ITALY, 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12.74 grams, 24.90 mm overall, 17.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
Comprising a D-section hoop expanding towards the open-backed setting set with a large brown agate intaglio modelled as two conjoined standing owls, the one at the front facing, and the other looking to the right, intricate feather and facial details, the cameo with a loss on the right-hand side, with the ring incorporating a fine gold repair.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13318-257961.
See Sotheby’s Bond Street, 06 December 2016, Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art Including Highlights from the Reinhold Hofstätter Collection, London, 2016, lot 62, for similar.
FootnotesEven in Italian Renaissance, the owl, ancient symbol of the goddess Athena, symbolises wisdom. The owl was also a symbol of the night time and death, as is so eloquently illustrated in the 17th Century painting Vanité à la chouette in The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, which depicts an owl sitting on a human skull next to an extinguished candle.
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LOT 0359
Renaissance Agate Cameo of Two Owls in Gold Ring
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,500 (EUR 1,740; USD 2,025) +BP*
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Bedouin Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Gemstone
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Expanding hoop with tendril decoration, tapering hexagonal bezel set with a carnelian intaglio with insect motif. 6.62 grams, 30.37 mm overall, 17.97 x 16.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
London, UK, collection, 1980s-1990s. -
Post Medieval Silver Thimble Group
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three thimbles: the largest with a plain band stamped with 'G' and engraved with initials '*D*I*'; the second largest with a decorative band on the lower edge with a plain shield; the smallest with a decorative band to the lower edge resembling pinecones, and a plain shield. 11.15 grams total, 16-26 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector. -
Post Medieval Agate Cameo of Bishop Karl Theodor Anton Maria Von Dalberg
Germany, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Ellipsoid with reserved profile of Karl Theodor Anton Maria Von Dalberg facing left, attributed to Johann Martin Bückle (1742-1811). 3.52 grams, 25 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (February 8, 1744 - February 10, 1817) was a Catholic German bishop and statesman. Throughout his career, he held various significant positions, including Prince-Archbishop of Regensburg, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Bishop of Constance and Worms, Prince-Primate of the Confederation of the Rhine, and Grand Duke of Frankfurt.
