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LOT 0366
Renaissance Carnelian Gem in Gold Mount
16TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/4 in. (3.78 grams, 18 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with cast glass intaglio seated figure with foliage; in later gold swivel mount; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrench art market.
with Desmet Fine Arts, Belgium.
Private collection, England.
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LOT 0366
Renaissance Carnelian Gem in Gold Mount
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Group of Seals and Scaraboids
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Including scarab with figural scene and legend to underside, plano-convex type with wreath, perching bird and legend, and other types; after the antique. 78 grams total, 15-33 mm
From the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Large Post-Classical Eastern Bloodstone Gemstone with Three Busts
19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Three intaglio busts facing, comprising: left, youthful female with long neck and neatly bound hair, mantle to the shoulders; centre, facing bearded male with diadem topped by a quatrefoil; right, youthful male with short hair and neat beard; cut in the Roman style of the 3rd century A.D; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.27 grams, 35 mm
Private collection, England.
The three figures may represent Venus, Jupiter and Mars. -
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Renaissance Gold Ring with Agate Cameo of the Presentation of Christ at Jerusalem
Italy, circa 1600 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Ellipsoid bezel with flange rim, inset cameo with a group of four adults holding an infant on a plinth; a rare subject for depiction. 8.91 grams, 24.68 mm overall, 19.41 x 17.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13152-248333.
