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LOT 2497
Western Asiatic Style Glazed Terracotta Oil Lamp Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
5 1/2 - 5 3/4 in. (651 grams total, 13.9-14.7 cm).
Each a biconvex body with D-section nozzle and loop handle with trefoil reflector. [3, 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 2497
Western Asiatic Style Glazed Terracotta Oil Lamp Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Tudor Period Bronze Clasped Hands Wedding Ring
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Flat-section hoop with bezel formed as clasped hands. 2.65 grams, 21.01 mm overall, 17.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Silver Pendant with Chi Rho in Wreath
16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a discoid body with piecrust edges, central motif a Chi Rho within a wreath; large fluted suspension loop. 6.37 grams, 25 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Bezoar with Silver-Gilt Suspension Mount
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Dark brown, rounded bezoar with a granular surface, fitted with a domed silver-gilt cap and circular suspension loop, the cap decorated with pointed leaves, their outlines and central veins defined against textured grounds. 74 grams, 80 mm
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.13478-263372.
Bezoars were valued in European and Asian medicinal traditions for their supposed ability to counteract poison. Natural examples are concretions formed around indigestible material within the digestive systems of animals. Their historical reputation is reflected in the name, derived from the Persian p ādzahr, meaning “antidote”. During the early modern period, bezoars were furnished with precious-metal caps, cages and containers. Mounted examples could be worn as protective pendants, suspended for medicinal use, or preserved among the natural specimens and costly objects assembled in cabinets of curiosities. The present leaf-decorated cap belongs to this tradition of combining a valued specimen with ornamental metalwork. Surviving comparisons include a 17th-century brown bezoar pendant in a silver mount at the London Museum and an 18th-century silver-mounted example in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. These documents the continued use of silver mounts for bezoars across both centuries and provide the historical setting for the present example.
