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LOT 0385
Renaissance Agate Gemstone with Serapis and Isis
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.02 grams, 21 mm).
An oval translucent intaglio with conjoined profile busts of Serapis and Isis, the important pair of the gods in Egyptian and Hellenistic-Roman mythology, Serapis presented with a dressed beard and hair, wearing a modius crown and Isis with a lunula.
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0385
Renaissance Agate Gemstone with Serapis and Isis
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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Roman Reproduction Artefact Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: oil lamp with Jupiter and eagle with wings spread; hollow-formed bust with voided eyes, mounted on a wooden stand. 769 grams total, 13.3-25.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Post Medieval Stone Cosmetic Vessel Group
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three trinket or soap dishes, carved from sodalite, steatite and banded agate. 471 grams total, 90-97 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Gold Memento Mori Skull Ring
England, Kent, dated [17]66 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
The hoop plano-convex in section with impressed stylised skull to the outer face; inscribed to inner face 'EP Jan 23 66' and punched maker's mark 'IV' in an incuse rectangle. 2.01 grams, 18.57 mm overall, 16.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
