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LOT 1969
Stone Flower Vase with Rubies
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (468 grams, 12.8 cm high).
Bell-shaped in profile with broad foot and carinated rim; at the neck an applied gold-coloured inlaid band of undulating tendrils, with alternating inset ruby petals; at the shoulder, four small applied plants with green lozengiform flowers; at the waist four large plants with laterally-extended shoots, petals with inset rubies and green inlays; below the waist, a similar band of flowers to that at the shoulder; some wire lose or absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a South West London gentleman.
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Mixed Ring Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal finger rings each with a coral-coloured insert, and one with a turquoise insert. 86 grams total, 26-36 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman. -
Silver Cross Pendant
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Each expanding arm terminating to a round plaque with a Greek cross; squared integral suspension loop. 4.98 grams, 35 mm
Ex East Sussex, UK, private collection. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
Lifesize Marble Statue of Venus
19th century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
The upper body of a young female figure, likely the goddess Venus, shrouded in a palla mantle worn over the robe and draped over the head as a hood; the left arm bent to form folds and gatherings in the cloth, the right arm shown beneath the cloth held bent to the right breast; after the antique. 133 kg, 84 cm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12090-213905.
In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility. Married to the god Vulcan, Venus' principal divine lover was Mars, with whom she was famously trapped in bed with a net by Vulcan. The goddess also had numerous mortal lovers - Adonis for example. The earliest known appearance of a temple dedicated to Venus was founded on the Aventine Hill in 295 B.C. She is most closely associated with the month of April, the beginning of the season of spring.
