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LOT 1949
Tudor Wooden Plaque with Helmetted Figure
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (742 grams, 38.5 x 27.2 cm).
Cupboard door with rounded frame, carved central ring with foliage clusters above and below, profile portrait bust wearing a helmet with pivoting visor; fixing points to reverse for lock and hinges.
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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Detailed Stone Phallus
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £598
Lentoid in section with incised scrolled tendril ornament; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1 kg total, 17 cm wide 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. -
Kashmir Bronze Fish Chaffing Dish with Niello
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Long fish-shaped chaffing dish with ellipsoid basal ring, dense pattern of foliage and tendrils bands reserved on a niello field. 1.27 kg, 45 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Post Medieval Enamelled Gold Memento Mori Ring with Skull and Skeletons
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £12,350
Comprising a D-section hoop with coffin-shaped shoulder plaques, each plaque with a full skeleton on black-enamelled background; flower-shaped bezel with a central white-enamelled skull in three-quarter view with black detailing, inscription '+ DIE x TO x LIVE' surrounding. 7.57 grams, 22.30 mm overall, 19.16 x 17.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Ex private collection, UK. with Notaras Coins and Antiquities, before 2014. European private collection, acquired from the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12144-218185.
