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LOT 0375
Renaissance Sardonyx Cameo of a Bearded Man in a Later Gold Ring
PROBABLY EUROPE, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.27 grams, 20.71 mm overall, 15.61 x 15.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
An oval cameo carved in high relief with the right-facing profile bust of a bearded man wearing a broad fillet or headband, a prominent nose, curled hair and a closely worked beard; the carving using the pale upper layer of the stone for the head and bust, contrasting with the darker ground beneath; set in a later, probably 19th-century, gold ring with a plain oval bezel, tapering shoulders and an openwork underside.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
UK, private collection.
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LOT 0375
Renaissance Sardonyx Cameo of a Bearded Man in a Later Gold Ring
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£400 (EUR 464; USD 540) +BP*
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Post Medieval Gold Mourning Ring with Skull
England, dated 1725 A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
With a chased hoop engraved externally: 'L: ROGERS.OB:19.AUG:1725.AET:22', fluted octagonal bezel set with an onyx intaglio engraved with an intertwined LR monogram and a skull and crossbones, triangular shoulders with small silver settings. 2.30 grams, 21.23 mm overall, 18.06 x 15.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13499-263472.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th-18th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay. -
Post Medieval Glazed Redware Terracotta Pitcher
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With piriform body and flared neck; lateral scoops to the neck and scoop to apex of the strap handle, horizontal ribbing below the shoulder. 344 grams, 15 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
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.
