Vintage 1980s '12 Year Old' Blended Dimple Scotch Whisky

Romantic vision of a Roman lady with a palla draped over her head and shoulders, wearing a stola and sandals; mounted on a custom-made stand. 790 grams total, 23.5 cm 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.

Large rectangle with linear upper border and three pendant medallions: St. Peter with book and key, angels supporting the communion cup, St. Paul with sword and book; flanking blocks of dense flowers, leaves and tendrils above incipit 'IN XPI NOMINE AMEN' (in the name of Christ let it be so); similar lateral floral ornament flanking the central block of text in a fine italic hand with red-inked titles and name of the issuing authority (PAVLVS); folded lower edge with cord for attachment of an authenticating seal (absent); witnessed at bottom left corner by Franciscus Caesariensis Ep[iscopu]s (Bishop Francis of Caesaria) and credited at bottom right 'gratis in omnibus amore dei / Marius Cappocinus secretarius' (with thanks to the love of God in all things, Marius the Capuchin, Secretary); some usage wear, faded Italian-language notation to reverse. 137 grams, 74 x 62 cm



Collection of Victor Spark, UK, 2007. Ex central London gallery.

Pope Paul III was the commissioner of the painting of the Last Judgement on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City.

Restrung designer necklace with graduated spherical, tubular and biconvex glass beads. 17.2 grams, 42 cm



Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.