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LOT 2175
Western Asiatic Style Amethyst Ram-Headed Gaming Piece
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (117 grams, 51 mm).
Carved in the round head of a ram with a flared base. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Post-Classical Blue Glass Cameo of a Man
19th cetnury A.D. or earlierEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Discoid in plan with facing bust with tousled hair. 0.64 grams, 12 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Dutch Erotic Bronze Box Inlay
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Discoid in plan with low-relief scene of two lovers, bed and chamber-pot. 8.42 grams, 26 mm
Ex private UK collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
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Post Byzantine Adoration of the Magi Shell Plaque
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Octagonal in plan with carved scene of the Adoration of the Magi with star above; stepped border, pierced for attachment. 30.2 grams, 68 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
The flat relief and the stylistic refinement of the images place the execution of the plaque towards the end of the 17th century, with some artistic parallels with the Romanian silversmiths of Chiprovatzi.
