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LOT 2154
Silver Easter Communion Wine Server
20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (677 grams, 28 cm).
Piriform ewer with fluted rosette base, scrolled handle and hinged lid with cross motif; band of hatched scrolls to the neck, inscribed band to the equator on a hatched field ' + pascha * nostrum * immolatus * est * christus' citation from the anthem for Easter; underside stamped '328' and with old collector's label '10729178'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx central London gallery.
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Framed Watercolour Painting of a Nobleman's Residence
Persia, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
With two servants bringing lidded chafing dishes of food to the crouching male wearing a helmet and cuirass with a shield at his feet; below, an attendant in helmet and riding coat holds the reins of the horse; panels of nastaliq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 1.16 kg, 47.5 x 32.3 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
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Marble Head of a Lady
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Modelled in the round as a bust of a youthful female with her hair bound by a narrow filet tied at the nape of the neck and the tails retained by a flat ribbon at the rear; the face perhaps modelled on the statue 'Aphrodite of Knidos' by Praxiteles; socket to crown of the head for attachment of a nimbus (now absent); mounted on a socle base. 12.6 kg, 40.5 cm
Acquired on the Los Angeles art market. Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12305-215649. -
Amethyst Seated Jupiter Gemstone
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With intaglio Jupiter seated on a chair, eagle at his feet and thunderbolt in his raised hand; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.22 grams, 13 mm
Private collection, England.
