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LOT 2459
Vintage Bronze Chinese Style Dragon-Turtle
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (264 grams, 10.5 cm).
Modelled in a standing pose with an erect head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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LOT 2459
Vintage Bronze Chinese Style Dragon-Turtle
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Renaissance Sardonyx Cameo of a Bearded Man in a Later Gold Ring
Probably Europe, circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
An oval cameo carved in high relief with the right-facing profile bust of a bearded man wearing a broad fillet or headband, a prominent nose, curled hair and a closely worked beard; the carving using the pale upper layer of the stone for the head and bust, contrasting with the darker ground beneath; set in a later, probably 19th-century, gold ring with a plain oval bezel, tapering shoulders and an openwork underside. 2.27 grams, 20.71 mm overall, 15.61 x 15.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. -
Bedouin Silver-Coloured Ring with Glass Cabochon
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The hoop with raised pellet decoration, an openwork bezel set with a vibrant red glass cabochon. 12.47 grams, 33.30 mm overall, 18.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Bedouin Silver-Coloured Ring with Green Cabochon
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a D-section hoop with openwork shoulders terminating in two bird heads, a tall bezel decorated with similar motifs and set with a bluish-green cabochon. 9.28 grams, 30.17 mm overall, 19.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s.
