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LOT 2502
Western Asiatic Style Glazed Terracotta Bowl
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
7 1/4 in. (370 grams, 18.5 cm).
Squat in profile with broad base, splash-glaze ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2502
Western Asiatic Style Glazed Terracotta Bowl
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Post Medival Gold Ring with a Carnelian Intaglio of Jupiter Ammon
Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
D-section hoop set with an oval carnelian intaglio depicting the mature bearded head of Jupiter Ammon in profile, the face framed by curled hair and a substantial beard, the curling ram’s horn around the ear, the deity’s distinguishing attribute. 4.41 grams, 20.20 mm overall, 16.59 x 15.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. -
Post Medieval Gold Mourning Ring with Skull
England, dated 1725 A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
With a chased hoop engraved externally: 'L: ROGERS.OB:19.AUG:1725.AET:22', fluted octagonal bezel set with an onyx intaglio engraved with an intertwined LR monogram and a skull and crossbones, triangular shoulders with small silver settings. 2.30 grams, 21.23 mm overall, 18.06 x 15.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13499-263472.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th-18th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay. -
Neo-Classical Gemstone Collection
Circa 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including a bearded bust facing right, rectangular cameo of two putti, and a resin cordate type with low-relief scene of a shepherd and fox beneath a tree. 7.4 grams total, 17-32 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
