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LOT 2120
Wilhelm Von Gloeden, Albumen print - Two 'Taormina' Photographers' Stamps Verso
1856-1931 A.D.
6 1/8 x 4 5/8 in. (5.2 grams, 15.6 x 11.7 cm).
Original albumen print of a toga-clad figure among architectural ruins; 'Giovane con toga nel cortile della Casa degli Archi' (IX 7,20) Pompei by Wilhelm von Gloeden; stamped to reverse W.von Gloeden Taormina, Sicilia (deposé)' and 'W.von Gloeden Tarmina (Sicilia) / Proprieta Artistica'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden was known for photographic images of Italian youths posed as classical figures, often nude in a classical landscape or setting. At the outbreak of World War I he left Italy; Mussolini's fascists destroyed many of his images and glass negatives as obscene.
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LOT 2120
Wilhelm Von Gloeden, Albumen print - Two 'Taormina' Photographers' Stamps Verso
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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Sardonyx Cameo of the Greek Goddess Athena in Gold Mount
Europe, 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Finely carved, high-relief cameo depicting profile bust of the goddess, wearing a plumed helmet with the crest supported by a winged Pegasus, her hair modelled in soft curls framing the face and falling over the shoulder above articulated lorica (battle armour); small grape-shaped earrings and multiple necklaces carefully rendered, creating an appealing contrast between martial attributes and feminine ornament; set in an unmarked, high-carat gold frame, probably struck and finished in England after the gem’s return from the Grand Tour, two lateral suspension loops. 14.98 grams, 36 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
The relief shows confident toolwork: crisp contours to the facial profile, detailed treatment of the helmet and feathers, and subtle gradations of planes between the figure and the background. -
Sasanian Style Gold Ring with Cupid and Chariot
18th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Slender hoop with cell set with a carnelian intaglio of Cupid driving a chariot pulled by two swans; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.62 grams, 22.03 mm overall, 18.31 x 16.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Chinese Han Style Bronze Sword
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With a gently tapering blade, columnar hilt with two flanges to the grip and larger concave flange pommel above; the guard lentoid in section with stepped median section; the blade lozenge-section with central carination to each face. 618 grams, 55.1 cm
By repute ex Christie's, Ne York, 1996 and an old European collection. Private collection, London, UK.
