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LOT 2655
South East Asian Gold Ring with Elaborate Filigree and Pink Sapphire Gemstones
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.45 grams, 23.61 mm overall, 16.03 x 13.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
Set with three irregular pink cabochon sapphires, surface covered with granulation and filigree work; hoop with filigree band to the outer face, granule clusters to the bezel.
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2655
South East Asian Gold Ring with Elaborate Filigree and Pink Sapphire Gemstones
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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South East Asian Sandstone Head of Vishnu
India, circa 13th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Skillfully carved with a serene expression and heavy-lidded eyes, elegantly arched eyebrows centred by an incised urna, full lips forming a benevolent smile, wearing an ornate kiritamakuta; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.56 kg total, 24.5 cm including stand
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Antique Bronze Head of Buddha
Thailand, circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a contoured face, downturned almond-shaped eyes, arched brows and a closed mouth with full lips presenting a gentle smile, a flaming ushnisha emerging from the top of the head. 381 grams, 14 cm
From a private Hampshire, UK, collection, pre-1990. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
Haniwa Terracotta Figurine of a Man
6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
A hollow, tubular-shaped body; an oval head with incised almond-shaped eyes and an oval mouth, a raised rectangular nose, discoid earrings; broad shoulders with D-section arms, an applied, erect phallus to the pelvic area; with an old handwritten label reading 'R. LA PLANA (IBIZA): Idolo de barro cocido con el sexo marcado'; three holes to the body. 315 grams, 19.5 cm
On the back an old label 'Illa Plana (Ibiza) / Idolo de Barro Cocido / Con el Sexo Marcado / n'2'. Ex Jean-Marie Talleux, Grand Fort Philippe, France. Consigned at Drouot Auction, Paris, 6 December 1995, no.63. Ex The Erotica Collection of Christian von Faber-Castell, Kusnacht, Switzerland. with Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, 9 November 13, no.5. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13485-263104.
Haniwa are terracotta figures crafted for ritual purposes to be buried alongside the dead, together with other funerary objects, and were used primarily during the Kofun period (3rd–6th century) in Japan. Thanks to the discovery of these statues, we possess detailed knowledge of the weapons and armour of the warrior caste that emerged during this specific period of Japanese history. Phallic statuettes are rare, but have been found in locations like Gunma Prefecture.
