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LOT 2138
WWI Trench Art Wooden Walking Stick
1914-1918 A.D.
33 1/2 in. (389 grams, 85 cm).
Carved as the staff or 'Rod of Asclepius' with a snake curled around the staff and inscribed 'IN MEMORY OF GREAT EUROPEAN WAR'; chip-carved median band and differential staining. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Footnotes'Trench Art' refers to decorated objects made by soldiers from the debris of war and serving as souvenirs and pastimes.
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Bronze Grand Tour Statue of 'The Dying Gaul' from the Capitoline Museum
Italy, circa 1880 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Copy of a Greek sculpture (now lost) from the Hellenistic period (323-31 BC) thought to have been made in bronze; a young Galatian warrior, wounded in the chest by a sword blow and dying, half-lying with his face turned downwards; with typical features of the idealised Celtic warrior: the high cheekbones, the hairstyle with thick and long locks, and the moustache (mytax); resting on a discarded shield with short sword under his right hand, straps and two tubular war-horns. 4 kg, 32 cm
From the private collection of a S.W. London gentleman, acquired in the 1970s.
The Dying Gaul statue was rediscovered in Rome in the early 17th century, specifically in the 1620s, during excavations for the Villa Ludovisi. It was initially part of the Ludovisi collection and later acquired by Pope Clement XII for the Capitoline Museums. Except for a torque around the neck (a metal necklace typical of Celtic warriors), the figure is completely naked. It is possible to identify the figure tentatively as the ‘Trumpeter of Epigonos’ mentioned by Pliny (Natural History 34.88). -
Miscellaneous Vintage Pin Badge Collection
Circa 1980s A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including 'Amnesty International', 'I'm Not a Tourist ... I Live Here' and other types. 33 grams total, 24-56 mm
From the private collection of a S.W. London gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. -
Post-Classical Blue Glass Cameo of a Man
19th cetnury A.D. or earlierEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Discoid in plan with facing bust with tousled hair. 0.64 grams, 12 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
