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LOT 1915
Set of Three Engravings of Peruvian Natives by Labrousse
1796 A.D.
9 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (11.9 grams total, 25 x 18.5 cm each).
Group of three hand-coloured mezzotints, each in border with title below: 'Guerriers Peruviens, Ancien et Moderne', 'Paysans Peruviens' , 'paysannes du Peru', each with 'Labrousse del.' and 'St.Sauveur Direx' at foot. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cheshire, 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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LOT 1915
Set of Three Engravings of Peruvian Natives by Labrousse
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Western Asiatic Style Rock Crystal Gaming Piece Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Comprising: a large horse-head shaped piece, three conical with engraved scroll motifs, and a bow-shaped piece with engraved leaves. 334 grams total, 27-77 mm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Intaglio Gemstone Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising: two carnelian with a goat facing back; a rectangular agate intaglio with a bust of man wearing a tall headdress; an oval agate intaglio with diademed male bust; a circular agate intaglio with a helmetted bust; an oval agate intaglio with a bearded male bust wearing a tall headdress; an oval quartz intaglio with a diademed male bust; an octagonal quartz intaglio with a male bust; after the antique. 8.34 grams total, 11-18 mm
From a West London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Oak Baffling Box from HMS Victory Timber
1805 A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £312
Rectangular carved oak puzzle box ("baffling box") made from timber taken from H.M.S. Victory; with provenance documentation. 757 grams, 18.5 x 9.5 x 7.2 cm
Acquired in York, Yorkshire, UK. Ex P. Watson collection, UK, 2004. Accompanied by an original 1805 collection certificate of provenance for limited edition number 17 of 200. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
HMS Victory was a first-rate ship-of-the-line, the largest class of warship in the Royal Navy at that time. At the Battle of Trafalgar, when she led the British fleet she mounted 104 guns and was fitted with Admiral Nelson’s private cabin.
