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LOT 0340
Renaissance Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone of a Resting Hero
WESTERN EUROPE, 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.66 grams, 23.39 mm overall, 17.88 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Comprising a round-section hoop with foliate decoration on the shoulders, oval setting with a beaded border and gadrooned underside, set with a
dark carnelian intaglio depicting a warrior hero, in heroic nudity, resting after the battle; such images usually referring to the god Ares or heroes like Achilles or Theseus; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Acquired 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.13394-257950.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 658, 664, for type.
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LOT 0340
Renaissance Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone of a Resting Hero
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,500 (EUR 2,900; USD 3,375) +BP*
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Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
Quatrefoil in plan with interstitial tags, central pelleted collar and dome; incised hatched rosette to each petal; copperplate monogram to reverse with 'FG'; with late 20th-century chain. 26 grams, 56.8 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of tubular and coin-shaped beads, restrung. 38 grams, 29 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
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Spanish Rock Crystal and Enamelled Gold Crucifixion Pendant
Early 17th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
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Acquired 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.13400-257999.
