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LOT 2037
Victorian Marble and Lava Cameo Collection
19TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (5.68 grams total, 21-24 mm).
Comprising: a grey cameo with a low-relief profile bust of a bearded man with a wreath on his head; an orange mottled stone cameo with a youthful male bust in three-quarter view, resembling the portraits of Alexander the Great. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 2037
Victorian Marble and Lava Cameo Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Tudor Period Bronze Hook Fastener Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: a fastener with a bust; a large fastener with a lozenge-shaped plate with a floral motif; a wire fastener with two hooked ends, wire decoration and two decorative beads. 7.69 grams total, 28-41 mm
From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of coin-shaped and tubular beads, restrung. 45.8 grams, 31.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Gas / Petrol Station Original Poster Sign
1920-1940 A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
White coarse paper poster with red printed warning notice for a petrol station; to foot 'copies from Simpsons the Printers, Friar Gate, Derby'. 22 grams, 76.2 x 50.6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
'Simpsons the Printers' was a local printing company specialising in postcards and photographic materials, active until the early 1960s.
