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LOT 1995
Stuart Period Silver Seal Matrix with 'Hurrell Family' Heraldic Shield with Crossbows
ENGLAND, 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.58 grams, 26 mm).
A silver chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil head; central heraldic heater shield with three crossbows.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
The surnames associated with this crest are: Hurell, Hurle or Hurrell.
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LOT 1995
Stuart Period Silver Seal Matrix with 'Hurrell Family' Heraldic Shield with Crossbows
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Acquired on the European art market.
The original 'Seal of Michelangelo' is a famous engraved carnelian gem, acquired by King Louis XIV in 1670. It is now housed in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Long thought to be an ancient Greek masterpiece, and a subject of debate and controversy, it was subsequently identified by scholars as a Renaissance work by Pier Maria Serbaldi da Pescia. -
Georgian Gold Ring with Renaissance Cameo of a Muse
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Opening Bid: £1,500
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Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13319-257965.
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Renaissance Gold and Enamelled Crucifix Pendant
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The limp body of Christ hanging from the cross, wearing an enamelled loincloth, the bones of Adam at his feet; above his head a plaque mocking the saviour, hung by Pilate with the initials ‘INRI’, an abbreviation of the Latin ‘Iēsus Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrum’, translating as 'Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews’; carefully rendered three-dimensional cross imitating the grain, knots and stumps of the wood, a baroque pearl suspended from both arms and the base of the cross. 8.56 grams, 75 mm
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13402-257995.
