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LOT 1993
Trevor Boyer - Limited Edition Framed Owl Print Pair
LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (801 grams, 29 x 24 cm each).
Comprising: each print in a glazed wooden frame with artist's signature and numeration ('101/500' in both cases). [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Dogon Iron Multiple Oil Lamp Stand
Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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 Agate Bead String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Composed of cylindrical, tabular and conical beads, with a large elbow bead to the centre. 57 grams, 30 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Post Medieval Lead Bag Seal Collection
Circa 16th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including mainly discoid in plan with impressions, some German cities and other types. 204 grams total, 13-32 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
