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LOT 2047
Stone Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3 3/8 - 5 3/8 in. (1.41 kg total, 8.5-13.8 cm).
Including carved face with inset annular eyes. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Bronze Rider Statue
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Modelled in the round with legs straddling a saddle, layered armour over a tunic with left bell-sleeve, riding boots; the head clean-shaven and bare with collar-length hair; left hand extended to grip reins and right hand raised to wield a spear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.71 kg total, 31 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
