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LOT 0347
Sicilian Gold Earrings with Pearls
SOUTH ITALIAN, 1860-1910 CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (7.81 grams total, 58-60 mm).
Matched pair, each formed as a ring enclosing a natural irregular pearl above a tongue-shaped arched panel with two strands of smaller pearls, band of filigree coils to the outer edge, teardrop dangle below with pearl to the centre; hoop and catch to the reverse. [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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Found East Anglia, UK. 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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Bronze Grand Tour Bust of Philosopher
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Miniature copy of a bust of Plato or Dionysos, from the Roman Villa dei Paperi at Herculanium; hollow-formed on a socle base, the hair gathered and contained by a brow-band; downcast expression and head tilted. 633 grams, 13.1 cm
From the private collection of a S.W. London gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Swiss archaeologist Karl Weber discovered the original bronze bust around 1750 during his excavations in the Villa dei Papiri, near Herculaneum in the Gulf of Naples. -
Post Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Group
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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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.
