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LOT 2201
Sicilian Gold Earrings with Droplets
SOUTH ITALIAN, 1860-1910 A.D.
1 7/8 - 2 in. (12.18 grams total, 48-51 mm).
Each a slender hoop with openwork filigree palmette to the inner face and openwork filigree bar to the underside with small pendant drops and openwork bell with biconical and other drops attached to the rim. [2]
ProvenanceEx Georgie Chrischilles.
Private collection, London.
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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Theriaca 'Venice Triacle' Lead Box Lid
Italy, Venice, 17th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Discoid in plan with lip to underside, central low-relief motif of a laureate and draped Roman-style bust with a nimbate lion of St. Mark, within a band inscribed 'TERIACA F ALLA TESTA DORO IN VENET'; all within outer band containing laurel wreath. 31 grams, 45 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Theriaca or ‘Venice treacle’ was a medicinal compound used since the time of Mithradates VI of Pontus as an antidote against any poisonous bite. -
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Gold Ring with 'Rose-Cut' Diamond
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £481
With dentilled edges to the bifid shoulders and fusiform spurs above, lateral bars supporting a tall square-section openwork bezel with inset rose-cut diamond; indistinct maker's mark. 3.96 grams, 26.47 mm overall, 16.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Iron Steelyard Scales Balance Arm with Counter Weight
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A substantial long hook and a shorter one to the suspension end, adjustable counter weight. 1.17 kg, 45.5 cm
From the personal collection of a South West London gentleman since the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
