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LOT 1998
Reproduction Artefact Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 3 1/8 in. (176 grams total, 46-80 mm).
Comprising: ceramic roundel with low-relief Minerva; similar with centaur and serpent; cruciform stamp-seal with Christogram to underside; brooch in the shape of a gondola. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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Egyptian Style Steatite Fish Amulet
20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a slender oxyrhynchus fish on a supporting sledge with incised decoration and a pierced suspension block above. 7.95 grams, 46 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
The Oxyrhynchus (meaning 'sharp-nosed') fish is featured in the later version of the Osiris legend as the creature that swallowed and preserved the phallus of the dismembered king. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Rosette
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Expanding hoop with linear decoration on each side of the bezel, bezel formed of small floral motifs forming a large rosette. 5.44 grams, 25.52 mm overall, 18.69 x 17.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Spanish Gold Ring with a Table-Cut Red Spinel
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
A substantial ring with a box-shaped bezel set with a table-cut red spinel of deep purplish-red hue, the reverse of the bezel convex with chamfered ends. 6.93 grams, 24.30 mm overall, 17.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2 , USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12996-245986.
The box bezel is typical of both Spanish and Islamic goldsmithing traditions. The small pointed projection at the rear of the hoop, however, is not a common feature in Spanish rings but is a distinctive hallmark of Islamic goldwork — a form ultimately rooted in Middle Eastern traditions of the Sasanian, Fatimid, and Mamluk periods. This detail likely reached Spain through the transmission of techniques from the Middle East into Islamic North Africa, and subsequently into the goldsmithing repertoire of al-Andalus. These forms were adapted by Spanish goldsmiths to accommodate the tastes of a Christian clientele, reflecting the deep and enduring influence of Islamic craftsmanship in post-Reconquista Spain.
