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LOT 1941
Stuart Period Gold and Garnet Mount
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.93 grams, 13 mm).
Quatrefoil with four lateral loops, central stud with inset garnet cloison. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx European collection, 1990s.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Dogon Iron Multiple Oil Lamp Stand
Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Iron flat-section shaft with three tiered cross-bars, the two lowest each with five iron lamp-bowls to the forward face; above, a U-shaped bar with a lamp bowl at each upper end; top of the shaft developing to an anthropomorphic torso with ellipsoid head and two narrow arms raised vertically; chain around the neck with hand-forged extinguishing spoon; mounted on a square base; Dogon, Mali, workmanship. 6.25 kg total, 132 cm including stand
From the private collection of Dr Hans-Joachim Koloss, Berlin, Germany, 1975-2002. Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, auction 279, no.410. Accompanied by a copy of the Gorny & Mosch invoice and illustrated catalogue listing. Accompanied by a copy of the German cultural export licence.
The figure is probably a Nommo, a primordial ancestral spirit in Dogon cosmogony. A Nommo is usually considered to be amphibious, hermaphroditic and fish-like. They are typically depicted in Dogon art with a humanoid upper torso, and a fish-like lower torso and tail. -
Western Asiatic Style Stone Artefact Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Egyptian Style Steatite Fish Amulet
20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a slender oxyrhynchus fish on a supporting sledge with incised decoration and a pierced suspension block above. 7.95 grams, 46 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
The Oxyrhynchus (meaning 'sharp-nosed') fish is featured in the later version of the Osiris legend as the creature that swallowed and preserved the phallus of the dismembered king.
