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LOT 1985
Stuart Period Bronze Hands Holding Heart Ring
17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.71 grams, 21.00 mm overall, 16.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
Claddagh ring with a tapering hoop, the bezel with two hands holding a raised heart. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s.
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LOT 1985
Stuart Period Bronze Hands Holding Heart Ring
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Slipware Frog 'Loving Cup' Named Tom Frozon and Dated
Halifax, England, 1868 A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The two-handled pottery cup named and dated in slip 'Tom Frozon 1868' on the side; a frog located inside the base to surprise the unwary drinker; an exceptional example made at Howcans Pottery, Halifax, Yorkshire. 938 grams, 21.5 cm wide
From the Martin Harrison collection, North Wales. Ex John Howard, English pottery specialist. Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector. Accompanied by a copy of the John Howard catalogue listing. -
Large Marble Relief with Three Figures
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Rectangular slab with raised border and high-relief scene; three standing females wearing floor-length draped and tiered robes, holding hands; the left figure with right hand extended slightly, holding out the folds of her robe, head turned back towards the middle figure whose hand she holds; middle figure facing with diadem in her neatly dressed hair, holding the extended hand of the third figure holding the hem of her robe and angled stiffly away from the others. 145 kg total including stand, 106.5 cm wide
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13391-259010.
A group of three young females is often interpreted as the Three Graces. However, in classical art, these three figures usually stand close together and are nude or sparsely clothed - unlike the females in this carving. Groups of three goddesses - such as Persephone, Demeter and Hekate - may denote the phases of the moon or, more broadly, the three phases of a female life as maiden / mother/ elder. The scene bears some resemblance to the 1st century AD relief of 'Three dancing nymphs' in Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California; however, that has a more exuberant and lively air contrasted with the rigid formality of the piece. -
Bedouin Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Gemstone
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Keeled hoop with decorative panels on the shoulders, oval bezel set with a green glass cabochon with a profile bust. 12.24 grams, 32.81 mm overall, 19.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
London, UK, collection, 1980s-1990s.
