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LOT 2225
Roman and Sasanian Style Gemstone Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (19 grams total, 10-25 mm).
Comprising eleven carnelian and agate intaglios: two with a standing ibex; two with a griffin; one with a wolf; and six with a profile bust. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Tudor Period Stained Glass Panel with Head of Magus
France, circa 1510 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Two irregular panels joined in a lead frame, head of a Magus from the Nativity story; bearded with gold crown above the turban. 201 grams, 21.5 cm
European collection, 19th century, by descent. with Christie's, London, 15 December 1998, no.70. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12549-230643. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Post Medieval Stone Mortar with Heads
18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Squat in profile with four radiating lugs to the rim with low-relief facial detailing, one with a shallow pouring channel above. 1.4 kg, 15.6 cm
Private UK collection. Acquired in the 1980s. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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Grand Tour Bronze Twin-Spouted Hanging Oil Lamp
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £451
Hollow-formed with central bulb and two spouts; the handle C-shaped with gryphon-head finial, spiked neck and gaping mouth; basal ring and filler-hole with hinge for a cover; nozzles with flange rims and dentilled edge; three suspension chains with suspension hook; after the antique. 949 grams total, 23.7 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
