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LOT 0408
Renaissance Gold Ring with Agate Cameo of the Presentation of Christ at Jerusalem
ITALY, CIRCA 1600 A.D.
1 in. (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)).
Ellipsoid bezel with flange rim, inset cameo with a group of four adults holding an infant on a plinth; a rare subject for depiction.
ProvenancePrivate 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.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 788, for type.
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LOT 0408
Renaissance Gold Ring with Agate Cameo of the Presentation of Christ at Jerusalem
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Large Post-Classical Agate Gemstone Depicting a Double Portrait of Hellenistic Rulers
19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Intaglio jugate busts of a bearded male with browband in the foreground and female bust to the rear with diadem; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.37 grams, 31 mm
with Hotel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo, 2022. Private collection, England.
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Bronze Seal Matrix with Emperor Charles IV
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Discoid in plan with pierced flange handle to reverse; incuse image of a facing enthroned monarch with orb and sceptre in his hands, crown topped by a cross, two heater shields to the sides, on with a lion rampant and the other with a spread eagle; legend 'MIE.REZ', 'ET. BOE'; outer band with Lombardic legend 'AVGVSTVS. KAROLVS . QVARTVS . DIVINAE.FAVENTE . MEME[...]' referring to Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. 143 grams, 62 mm
Private collection, UK. -
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Cylinder Seal Electrotype Group
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Of academic interest, copper coated lead seal impressions taken from cylinder seals, including master of animals, courtly scenes and three with cuneiform text. 271 grams total, 34-49 mm
Possibly made by the British Museum. From a West Country, UK, private collection.
