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LOT 2043
Victorian Lava Cameo Collection
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (14.3 grams total, 29 mm each).
Comprising: a profile bust of a mature bearded man, possibly depicting a philosopher; a profile bust of a youthful woman with dressed hair. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 2043
Victorian Lava Cameo Collection
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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Renaissance Agate Cameo of Two Owls in Gold Ring
Italy, 17th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Comprising a D-section hoop expanding towards the open-backed setting set with a large brown agate intaglio modelled as two conjoined standing owls, the one at the front facing, and the other looking to the right, intricate feather and facial details, the cameo with a loss on the right-hand side, with the ring incorporating a fine gold repair. 12.74 grams, 24.90 mm overall, 17.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
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.13318-257961.
Even in Italian Renaissance, the owl, ancient symbol of the goddess Athena, symbolises wisdom. The owl was also a symbol of the night time and death, as is so eloquently illustrated in the 17th Century painting Vanité à la chouette in The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, which depicts an owl sitting on a human skull next to an extinguished candle. -
Coral Bead Collection with Nephrite Pendant
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a large quantity of drilled coral branch beads and a spatulate green nephrite jade pendant. 66 grams total, 5-60 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Renaissance Gold Pendant with Agate Gemstone of Cupid
Italy, late 16th-early 17th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Eros shown standing amid the vegetation, his wings and arms spread and holding two short staffs in his hands, clouds and the sun above; set in a gold frame with a conical pendant drop below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 13.53 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.13341-257981.
The cameo shows a Cupid in the same style as the one in the British Museum Sloane collection. Cupid was a very popular motif in 17th-century Italian artistic production. The presence of Cupid on the cameo implies amorous attachment, or sometimes, amorous conflict. The cameo shows a sophisticated atmosphere, relayed in the brown and grey colours.
