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Lot 1162
A quantity of ceramics, including; a James Lane Worcester blush ivory bowl and cover, dated 1862 (24cm), a 19th century Paris porcelain cabinet plate, an 18th century pearlware figure, a creamware cornucopia wall pocket, a heart shaped tray (30cm), a porcelain elephant and a rhinoceros, and sundry (qty).
Lot 222
3rd-4th century AD. A carved basalt female bust with swept curve to the eyes, chignon hairstyle, broad nose and small mouth; Eastern Empire workmanship; mounted on a custom-made stand. 16.6 kg, 42cm including stand (16 1/2"). Property of a Surrey lady; acquired by her father Christopher Terry in 1978; he says of it in his inventory: 'A Roman head surmounts the glass cabinet. It is made of volcanic material. It came from the Roman Fort, in Jordan, from which Lawrence of Arabia conducted part of his campaign in the 1st World War. I pity the sculptor having to work in Lava. I brought it home and had it mounted.' As a boy Christopher Terry was a keen amateur archaeologist. By mapping out the Roman occupation in Britain he visited many sites and from the age of 14 was involved with excavations, in particular at Reculver in Kent. His involvement in Reculver lasted until his early 20’s and often involved him cycling 110 miles to the site with his tent. This beginning inspired Christopher to collect and sell antiquities and his interest led him to meet many interesting people and visit many fascinating places around the world. He travelled during the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, which took him to most of the classical sites in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Christopher’s greatest area of interest was in Roman and Greek civilisations however all ancient history intrigued him. One notable sale included some Assyrian ivories bought and exhibited in Washington. With limited options to pursue the study of archaeology in the late 1950’s, Christopher took up the study of architecture. It was the combination of History and Architecture which eventually led him to purchase and rescue Brougham Hall in Cumbria which at the end of 2016 came off the ‘At Risk Register’. This for him is where his ancient history and modern history merged and when excavating at Brougham Hall he also discovered Romano British pottery. http://www.broughamhall.co.uk. Fine condition.
Lot 626
18th century AD. A discoid carnelian plaque with intaglio image of bearded Herakles leaning on his club; retrograde Greek inscription to the outer edge 'Λ[.]ΠΙΧΛϵ[.]' for the engraver L. Pichler; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.31 grams, 25mm (1"). From a London, UK, collection from the early 1970s; previously acquired in 1969. Luigi Pichler was was a German-Italian artist who engraved high quality gems. He was born in Rome on 31 January 1773 the son of Anton Pichler, and half-brother and student of Giovanni Pichler. Luigi was an apprentice to his greatly renowned 39-year older brother and painter Domenico de Angelis. He travelled to Vienna, where in 1818 he was made professor of gem-engraving at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. He worked for Francis I, created replicas of some of the most famous gems in Austria as part of the Vienna Cabinet, a gift for Pope Pius VII. His works are almost exclusively intaglio, and he created many copies of his brother's and father's work. In 1850 he turned back to Rome, where he died on 13 March 1854. His works include a head of Ajax, the gods Apollo, Mars, Venus, Cupid, and Psyche, a head of Julius Cæsar; as well as two heads of Jesus. Extremely fine condition. Important.
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