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LOT 2532
Renaissance Carved Marble Relief Medallion of Prudence
PROBABLY SOUTH GERMAN, POSSIBLY NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1540–1600 A.D.
2 1/8 in. (22.85 grams, 56 mm).
A circular relief medallion carved with two opposed, conjoined profiles: an elderly bearded man facing left and a young woman facing right, representing Prudence, or Prudentia, in janiform form, combining memory and experience with foresight.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
UK, private collection.
The subject belongs to the Renaissance tradition of allegorical medallions and plaquettes. A closely related representation of Prudence is in Peter Flötner’s Nuremberg series of the Virtues, made circa 1540–1546. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Prudence.
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LOT 2532
Renaissance Carved Marble Relief Medallion of Prudence
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £200
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Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Renaissance Silver Amuletic Toadstone Ring
Western Europe, 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Substantial ring set with engraved foliate decoration on the shoulders, set with a large rounded toadstone in a lobed bezel. 9.93 grams, 30.39 mm overall, 20.34 x 19.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
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Toadstones are fossil fish teeth historically credited with protective properties, particularly the ability to detect or counteract poison.
