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LOT 2103
Western Asiatic Style Stone Artefact Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 5/8 in. (73 grams total, 24-42 mm).
Including a rock crystal lion-head, carnelian winged putto and other items. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Stuart Period Gold Ring with Jupiter Gemstone
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Bezel with petal detailing extending to the underside and shoulders, inset onyx intaglio with figure of Jupiter seated on a throne with perching eagle and flame in his extended hand; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.64 grams, 24.67 mm overall, 17.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12349-222567. -
Wall Cabinet Containing a Carriage Plate of the Arms and Crest of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
The crest of Frederick Louis impaling the arms of his late wife, Augusta (1719-1772), daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, whom he married in 1736, accompanied by some forty livery and military badges and metalled horse trappings, housed in a glazed wall cabinet with opening front. 21.65 kg, 132 x 68 x 14 cm
Ex Morningthorpe Manor, Norfolk, UK.
The parish of Morningthorpe is situated in south Norfolk, east of Long Stratton and west of Hempnall. The parish was certainly well established by the time of the Norman Conquest, its population, land ownership and productive resources being detailed in the Domesday Book of 1086. -
Ethiopian White Metal Cross Pendant
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Broad and flat with dense interlaced panel to the centre of the obverse, punched border; trefoil lug to the ends of three arms, hinge above with triangular panel and loop 8.04 grams, 75 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.