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LOT 2055
Roman Style Marble Head of a Noble Lady
19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 3/4 in. (13.65 kg, 27.5 cm).
Carved in the round as a female bust with detailed chignon hairstyle; mounting socket to underside.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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Qajar Portrait of Naser al-Din Shah
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Painted onto bone china in polychrome and gilt, showing the ruler facing, dressed in royal attire. 27 grams total, 64 mm high (82 x 82 mm including box)
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar was the fourth Shah of Qajar, and the third longest reigning ruler in Iranian history. He was assassinated in Tehran on 1st May 1896. He is known for being the first modern Persian monarch to have formally visited Europe and to have written about his travels in his memoirs. -
Post Medieval Bronze Weight Collection
16th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including annular, socketed disc, disc with screw-thread and handle, and other types, most with the weight and other information stamped to one face. 527 grams total, 15-38 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, 1990s. -
Bronze Figure of a Bird Catcher
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Clad in garments evoking the Middle Ages, modelled in the round stalking his prey with a cage in one hand and a cudgel or baton held in the other, ready to strike; a number of birds suspended from his belt, together with other pouches; mounted on a veined granite base. 6.2 kg, 29.5 cm
Private collection, England.
Executed in the style of Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna, 1529-1608), the famed Florentine sculptor whose work was favoured by the Medici family. It is similar to another bronze in the Detroit Institute of Art, where it is ascribed to Antonio Susini, a student of Giambologna.
