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LOT 1998
Victorian Lava Cameo with Hermes
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.4 grams, 29 mm).
An oval cameo with profile bust of youthful Hermes wearing a petasos. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 1998
Victorian Lava Cameo with Hermes
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Wooden Sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi in Silver Pendant
Spanish Colonies, 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
A carved wooden figure of Saint Francis of Assisi holding a skull in his left hand and a cross in his right hand, set on a red fabric inside a silver tongue-shaped case with applied twisted wire decoration to the outer rim; attachment loop with ring to the top. 48.1 grams, 11 cm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the French art market. -
Renaissance Gold Enamelled Ring with Rock Crystal
16th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Featuring a slender hoop with black-enamelled shoulders, a hexagonal collet setting with point-cut quartz with foil backing, and black-enamelled decoration beneath the setting. 2.91 grams, 26.70 mm overall, 18.36 x 17.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired on the European art market. -
'Simonetta and Renée, Grand Hotel de Milan' Editorial Proof by Helmut Newton
Dated 9 January 1998 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Framed with a white card reveal, monochrome image of a young woman smoking a cigarette wearing an eye-mask; with collector's slip stating (inter alia) 'Archive Date: 9/01/98' and 'Historical Significance: Shot in late 1997 by the 'King of Kink', this photograph epitomises Newton's lifelong obsession with old-world European grand hotels as cinematic backdrops for high-society mystery and female empowerment. Because the Madrid proof is dated January 1998, it represents a highly coveted "contemporary press proof" - printed and evaluated in real-time immediately following the image's original media debut.' 174 grams, 35.5 x 28 cm including frame
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
