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LOT 0382
Renaissance Sardonyx Cameo of a Young Woman
ITALY, 16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (9.59 grams, 30 mm).
High-relief bust of a young lady facing right, her curly hair neatly pulled back to a chignon at the nape of her neck, jewelled diadem resting on top of the head; mounted in an unmarked high-carat gold brooch setting dating to the 19th century.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
LiteratureCf. similar 16th-century cameos, in the Royal Collection Trust, inventory nos. RCIN 65854 and RCIN 65859; see also ‘The Marlborough Gems: Formerly at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire’, pp. 252-253, figs. 586 and 588.
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Original General Electric 'Frigéco' Poster
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Opening Bid: £20
Landscape-format commercial poster for the Francophone refrigerator market: white ground with overprinted green field, black and red detailing; ident number 'REF/263' to lower left. 17 grams, 80 x 28 cm
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