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LOT 2166
Western Asiatic Style Glazed Ceramic Gaming Piece Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 3 3/8 in. (226 grams total, 44-85 mm).
Comprising a bell-shaped pawn with pellet detailing; a standing knight with sword and teardrop shield; a mounted knight with spear and shield. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 2166
Western Asiatic Style Glazed Ceramic Gaming Piece Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Large Tudor or Stuart Period Pewter Spoon
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Comprising an ovoid bowl and a round-section handle with a flattened terminal. 45.4 grams, 17.5 cm
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Ancient Style Sapphire Gemstone with Head of Medusa
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Incuse gorgoneion with writhing snakes. 0.37 grams, 6 mm
Acquired on the European art market. Private collection, England. -
Marble Head of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
Modelled in the round as a bust of a youthful female, possibly Aphrodite with her hair bound by a narrow filet tied at the nape of the neck and the tails retained by a flat ribbon at the rear; the face perhaps modelled on the statue 'Aphrodite of Knidos' by Praxiteles; socket to crown of the head for attachment of a nimbus (now absent); mounted on a socle base. 12.6 kg, 40.5 cm
Acquired on the Los Angeles art market. Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13095-249678.
This magnificent head of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle is in perfect harmony with the artistic works of several neo-classical sculptors of 18th century, yet subtly different from it in stylistic terms, like Giovanni Marchiori, and to the so-called stone Venus or Flora in the Museo Civico di Treviso.
