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Lot 1555
A very rare pair of porcelain vases, Italian mid-19th century, with the crest of Napoleon III; these vases were probably created to honour Napoleon III victories over the Austrians at Magenta and Solferino which greatly assisted the cause of Italian unification, one having insecure base, 7 3/4" tall
Lot 92
A "White Lion Hill EC4" vitreous white glass road sign, first introduced to the City of London Square Mile in the 1920's, removed in the 90's, rare item included with certificate of authenticity and numbered plate issued by the Corporation of London for this original street sign (glass AF), H-769-A
Lot 94
A "White Rose Court" vitreous white glass road sign, first introduced to the City of London Square Mile in the 1920's, removed in the 90's, rare item included with certificate of authenticity and numbered plate issued by the Corporation of London for this original street sign H-770-02, some damage to glass
Lot 18
An Art Deco "Platinon" necklace, spectacle set with green paste stone. 108cms in length. Along with a Majex Art Deco style paste set watch. Untested but winds and appears to run. Platinon is an rare alloy which was created in the 1920s as a simulant for platinum. It share the inert and tough qualities of platinum.
Lot 1
A RARE MESOPOTAMIAN WHITE AGATE TURTLE AMULET.2nd millenium B.C.23 mmThe animal with a round shell and flat underside. The small, protruding head with two small perforations on top, once with inlays. The four extremities are elongated (missing feet). On top, engraved cross pattern (formerly inlaid). In Mesopotamia the turtle was not only a sought-after food but also attributed with healing power, the reason why it was worn as an amulet. Wear marks. Missing parts and deposits.Provenance: U.K. private collection
Lot 102
A FINE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A GARNET INTAGLIO. SCENE OF METAMORPHOSIS. 1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D. Stone 9x14 mm; int. Size 14,5x16 mm; 5,04 gr With hollowed rounded hoop, flatten within, expanding upwards and set with a large oval cabochon garnet.To the right, a seated female figure with uncovered bust and draped legs, probably a nymph. Deer antlers appear on her head. In front of her, on the left, a doe kisses her on the mouth. Unusual and rare scene. According to the myth, the transformation into a deer can be referred to a male figure (Actaeon). Fine execution. Wear marks. Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired on the art market in the early 2000s
Lot 13
AN EASTERN ROMAN CHALCEDONY SEAL CAMEO. SLEEPING DOG. 2nd - 3rd century A.D.Diam 18 x 9 mm.Disc-shaped piece perforated (Throughhole); looking the size, probably for a swivel ring. Modeled in high relief, the hound rests with his head between his outstretched forepaws. The curving line of his spine and long tail follows the curved edge of the stone. Iron traces and deposits. Wear marks. Rare type. A similar stone, but perforated as a phalera, is from Christie’s New York, 13 December 2002, lot 613; published in ARGOS: The Dog in Antiquity, Phoenix Ancient Art 41, 2022, no. 12, pp. 48-51.Provenance: From the collection of an European gentleman, acquired on the art market
Lot 18
A RARE KUSHAN GOLD RING WITH A NICOLO INTAGLIO. ELEPHANT WITH INSCRIPTION. 3rd century A.D.Stone 11x12 mm; int. Size 14,5x18 mm; 4,57 grWith rounded hoop expanding upwards in a large oval box-setting with a nicolo intaglio; elephant with Karoshti inscription "MAHOUT". Wear marks.Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired from D.C. collection, London.
Lot 189
A RARE ROMAN GOLD RING SET WITH A SAPPHIRE INTAGLIO. PORTRAIT OF A NUBIAN NOBLEWOMAN. 2nd century A.D.Stone 8x11 mm; int. diam 17 mm; 8,46 grWith rounded hoop, flatten within, expanding in broader shoulders and flanked with a beautiful and rare sapphire intaglio depicting the portrait of a young Nubian woman. She is characterized by a proeminent short nose, big lips and a very small chin. The bombed fronthead is surmounted by braided hair assembled on the back in a chignon. She wears a cloak. The choice of the stone express the importance and exotism of this portrait, that can be linked to an important social/political position of the Roman Empire elite inthe Eastern provinces. Presence of restoration and tools on the mounting. Wear marks. Provenance: U.K. private, acquired on the art market 1980s-1990s
Lot 219
A FINE ROMAN CITRINE INTAGLIO. GRIFFIN KILLING A SNAKE. 1st century A.D.12x15x6 mmThe winged creature faces left, in the act of killing a snake. The scene may also have an allegorical meaning. Extraordinary variety of citrine, convex on both sides, characterized by a very bright light. Small chips. Wear marks. Rare. Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired From the Galerie de Serres, Paris in the 1990s-early 2000s
Lot 230
A RARE ROMAN CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO. WILD BOAR WOUNDED BY A PORCUPINE.1st century A.D.8 x 10 x 3 mmThe subject is uncertain. However, analyzing the representation, it looks like an animal wounded by a porcupine. The quadruped looks like a young wild boar, facing to the left, with the typical elongated snout, short tail, thick and adherent hair, legs with small hooves and a visible penis. The animal seems to be pierced by many quills, which are not arrows. Given the direction of these quills, their quantity and type in relation to the animal depicted, they must belong to and come from a different beast, as a porcupine. The subject is engraved with great realism and great technical skill due to the very small measurements of the convex stone. Wear marks. Very rare.Provenance: From the collection of an European gentleman, acquired on the art market
Lot 236
A RARE ROMAN EMERALD INTAGLIO. MODIUS EMBLEMA. Early 1st century AD.8 x 10 x 3 mmModius containing caduceus and two poppy flowers, with scales above. Below, the inscription AVG. The allegorical emblem, clearly from the Augustan context, is engraved on a beautiful, slightly squared green light emerald. Wear marks. Rare.Provenance: U.K private collection from the british art market.
Lot 239
A ROMAN SARDONYX CAMEO. LYRE. 1st - 2nd century A.D.14 x 16 x 5 mm.A lyre, ribboned, a tortoise-shell sound box. Perhaps commissioned by a poet. Three layered agate-sardonyx. Beautiful execution for the size. Wear marks. Rare. D. Scarisbrick, C. Wagner. J. Boardman, The Beverly Collection og gems at Alnwick Castle, p. 96 n. 87 and 88; Cfr. Cameo from the Farnese coll., Napoli, Museo Archeologico inv. 25922. Provenance: From the collection of an European gentleman, acquired on the art market
Lot 244
A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. ROOSTER HUNTING A SNAKE ON A VASE. 1st-2nd century A.D.Stone 6x7 mm; int. diam 16 mm; 4.82 gr.The bird is facing left and takes a small snake out of a jug. Dotted frame. Hexagonal shape of the gem. Rare subject. Wear marks.Provenance: European collection, acquired on the market, early 2000's.
Lot 247
A RARE ROMAN BLUE SAPPHIRE INTAGLIO. GRYLLOS. 1st century B.C - 1st century A.D.13 x 15 x 3 mmThe hybrid creature is composed of a horse protome with a silenus mask on its chest, a ram's head with an ear of corn as its body and a dolphin as an ending. The fantastic creature is guided by a butterfly using reins. The scene is engraved on a natural sapphire which is characterized by thin thickness, almost sharp edges, slightly convex surfaces, beautiful color and polish. The marine subject matches perfectly with the color of the stone. Rare. Minor lacks on the edge and signs of wear.For a similar subject, see The Cornwell plaster cast gems impressions database, n. 3170 ("Sea monster with a head for a chest"). L. P. Biroli Stefanelli, la collezione Paoletti, Tomo IV, n. 563 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien, inv. IXB,1158.Provenance: U.K private collection from the british art market, 1990s-2000s.
Lot 249
A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. GRYLLOS. 1st century B.C - 1st century A.D.12,5 x 17,5 x 2 mmFantastic hybrid creature, composed by the union of a fly with a scorpion. Between the claws, a lunar crescent, with magical astrological reference. Beautiful vivid red color of the stone. Slight wear marks. Rare subject.For a similar iconography see British Museum, inv. n. 1814,0704.1451and 1814,0704.1453.Provenance: U.K private collection from the british art market, 1990s-2000s.
Lot 250
A RARE ROMAN HEMATITE ENGRAVED BEAD. GRASSHOPPER AND SKELETON.2nd - 3rd century A.D.H max 27 mm;Irregular in shape and pierced lengthwise this bead is engraved with a particular design; a grasshopper standing right playing the double flute to a skeleton leaning on the ground with a skull in his right hand and another one beneath his left elbow. Groundline. The playing grasshopper representing life is thus confronted with the Death symbolized by the skeleton. This engraved bead is an allegory of the fleetingness of life.The bead is possibly more ancient and reused in roman times for its magical properties. Wear marks. Christopher A. Faraone, Inscribed Greek Thunderstones as House- and Body-Amulets in Roman Imperial Times, p. 257-284Provenance: U.K. private, acquired on the art market 1980s-1990s
Lot 26
A LARGE PHOENICIAN BLACK JASPER ENGRAVED SCARAB. BES WITH ANIMALS. 5th century B.C.17 x 19 x 13 mmThe back engraved in a stylized manner for the anatomical details. The reverse shows Bes encrowned standing front, holding ibex on each hand (as Master of the Animals),on top the winged solar disc. Under his feet, crocodiles (partially missing). The stone is damaged with a missing part. Wear marks. Rare. J. Boardman, Classical Phoenician scarabs, "Bes holding animals", type E, 22/X27 ; for a similar iconography of Bes holding ibex see British Museum, EA20845Provenance: From the collection of an European gentleman, acquired on the art market
Lot 27
A RARE PHOENICIAN DARK CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. LION ATTACKING A BULL. 6th - 5th century B.C.Stone 12x17 mm; int. Size 17x22 mm; 20,43 grThe lion, on the left, attacks the bull on the right of the scene, according to a stylized composition referable to the Phoenician production of the Classical Era. This production is inspired by archaic Greek models. Hatched border. Slight crack in the center of the stone, set in a heavy modern gold ring. This long popular oriental motif is well represented in a series of gems like this one. The Greek adopted the subject for their archaic scarabs. They also had some Eastern art influence (Persian empire). J. Boardman, Classical Phoenician scarabs, plate 42 n. 39/20 for the same scene and see also plate 43. Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired from D.C. collection, London.
Lot 278
A ROMAN GNOSTIC HEMATITE INTAGLIO. SEATED MALE CHARACTER.2nd-3rd century A.D.20x29x5 mmSeated front, with bare chest, wearing a long draped skirt and holding in his right hand a bowl with an animalhead on top meanwhile his left hand holds a scepter. Under his feet, a snake. In the field, charakter. On top, two stars. On the backside; inscription (partially missing) "ΑΒΑΖΑ/ΑΛΕΑΠ/VΚΛΙΤΑ/ΑΒΑΗΛ/ΘΑΡV*" . The syncretic figure is characterized by male features, hirsute beard and hair with animal ears. His attributes probably refers to a syncretic divinity or a Decan (?). Wear marks. Rare iconography. Fragmentary (damaged). Provenance: This lot is sold under temporary import status.
Lot 286
A RARE EARLY CHRISTIAN ROCK CRYSTAL INTAGLIO. 1ST MIRACLE OF THE CHRIST. THE MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES.3rd-4th century A.D.24x33x5 mmThe scene shows two male characters pulling a ship on the shore; on the ship, a fisherman holds the net full of fish and the other the rudder. On the left welcoming them; the haloed Christ. Large size of the stone with great brightness. Chips on the edge, wear marks. The scene is of great historical importance and rarity.For a similar iconography see: SPIER, J., Late Antique and Early Christian Gems, pl.132, Cat.n X70Provenance: U.K. private collection acquired on the british art market.
Lot 287
A RARE ROMAN ROCK CRYSTAL SHELL. 1st - 2nd century A.D.30 x 27 x 11 mmDecorative element in the shape of a shell characterized by radial ribs (of the type Acanthocardia tuberculata, bivalve). Through hole with deposits. Slightly concave inside. Wear marks. These shells in rock crystal are usually considered playing pieces (game counter), even if it is not fully proven, otherwise funerary ex voto later used as a pendant (through hole). Otherwise as toiletry elements to contain the make-up for the funerary equipment. Rare.British Museum Database: Rock crystal cockle-shell, probably a game-counter. inv. 1923,0401.1181; inv. 1923,0401.1182 (samew size) ; Rock Crystal Pendant in the Shape of a Shell From a woman’s grave c.1st Century AD, Benaki Museum. Provenance: From the collection of an European gentleman, acquired on the art market
Lot 292
A LOT OF 2 LATE ROMAN HEMATITE AND SILVER INTAGLIOS; EAGLE WITH CROSS AND AN ALLEGORICAL SCENE.2nd - 4th century A.D.12x12,5x2,5 mm; diam 11,5x2 mmThe eagle is standing, the wings wide-spreaded. On top a cross. Groundline. Traces of iron deposits. Wear marks on the surface of the stone. The silver impression depicts Zeus metamorphosis in eagle. Rare. Provenance: U.K. private collection
Lot 316
A REVIVAL CITRINE INTAGLIO. HELM OF A GLADIATOR. Probably 20th century A.D. or later. Gladiator's helmet depicted in three-quarters view facing right. The helmet is a "Murmillo" type and is decorated with numerous feathers and a small laurel wreath engraved on the helmet, as a symbol of triumph. Wear marks. In front of the stone is slightly convex, while behind a lot of cabochons. The gem is characterized by an attractive honey amber tone color and an extraordinary brilliance. Rare subject. Postclassical stone. Provenance: U.K. private collection acquired on the british art market.
Lot 324
A LARGE OCTAGONAL AGATE INTAGLIO. ALLEGORICAL SCENE WITH A MAN ON A CHARIOT. End of 16th - Early 17th century45x59x3 mmOf rare octagonal shape and of extraordinary size, this unusual intaglio is engraved on a beautiful variety of banded agate, comparable to that used for the ancient imperial vases in Murrina. The allegorical scene can be divided into two registers: Below, a naked male figure is half-reclining among shrubs holding a cornucopia (?); above, a naked and laureated male figure stands on a chariot pulled by two horses. Above, a winged eros flies holding a laurel wreath, symbol of triumph. The style and the execution can be referred to the production of the northern Italian Cisalpine workshops. Slight wear marks.For the style, cfr.: Le Gemme dei Medici al Museo degli Argenti - Cammei e Intagli nelle collezioni di Palazzo pitti, pp. 375 ss. Provenance: U.K private collection
Lot 326
A RARE RENAISSANCE AGATE CAMEO. DANCING MAENAD WITH A PREY. 16th century21x32x5 mmThe figure is advancing to the right, with a bacchic dance step raising the left foot backwards, holding the thyrsus with the right hand, and a prey with the left. The face is turned to the right with the gaze slightly raised upwards. Her elongated body is covered by a robe with flaps floating in the air, as the ancient graeco-roman models. Around the figure, a frame in relief carved in the white layer of the agate. Interesting work, executed with great art. Minor missing and wear marks.Provenance: U.K private collection
Lot 34
A LARGE GREEK BLUE CHALCEDONY ENGRAVED SEAL. HELMET. 5th - 4th century B.C. 21x25x10 mm Pierced lengthwise. In the centre, a soldier's helmet facing left, characterized by a crest and cheek guards. The seal is slightly convex in front (engraved side) and flat behind. The stone shows signs of ancient burning with internal and superficial cracks and fissures. Small missing on the edge and signs of wear. Interesting and refined work. Rare type. Provenance: The Gustave Mustaki collection, exported from Egypt under licence c.1950 and gifted to Elsa MacLellan, his daughter, thence by descent.
Lot 36
A RARE GREEK CITRINE QUARTZ DOUBLE SIDE SEAL INTAGLIO. FISH.End of 5th century B.C.17 x 27 x 7 mmLarge fish swimming to the left, characterized by a wide open mouth, sharp dorsal fins, bulbous eye. Probably a Mero or Grouper, Epinephelus marginatus - formerly guaza - rather than the Wreckfish or Stone Bass Polyprion - the previous name, polyprium cernium is now obsolete, as which it is usually identified. The animal is engraved with great realism and technical perfection, on the model of the coins of magna greece (probably by the same engraver). The stone is large, pierced lenghtwise and elongated; there are small internal cracks but the stone is perfectly solid. Nice rainbow reflections in some angles for refraction. Yellowish aqueous color that goes well with marine theme. Wear marks. Minor chips or missing near the holes. Of great rarity.For a close paralle, see the Greek coinage: silver tetradrachm from Sicily, Akragas. Circa 420-415 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 16.94 g, 4 h). ΑΚΡΑΓ - ΑΝΤΙΝ - Ο - Ν Eagle with spread wings to left, perched on dead hare lying on a rock and tearing at it with its beak; on rock, scallop shell and murex. Rev. Crab; to left, cockle shell; to right, sea snail; below, a large fish with open jaws swimming to left (probably a Mero or Grouper, Epinephelus marginatus - formerly guaza - see F.E. Zeuner, Fish on Ancient Coins, NCirc LXXI, 1963, pp. 142-143, rather than the Wreckfish or Stone Bass Polyprion - the previous name, polyprium cernium is now obsolete, as which it is usually identified). Buceti 70, Gulbenkian 163-164, Kunstfreund 78 (= SNG Lloyd 822), Rizzo pl. I, 16, and Seltman pl. I, 1 (all struck from the same die pair).Provenance: English private collection S.B., London, acquired on the London art market in the 90s.
Lot 37
A FINE GREEK BLACK OBSIDIAN ENGRAVED SCARAB SET IN A GOLD SWIVEL SEAL PENDANT. FROG. 5th - 4th - century B.C.13 x 17 x 9 mm; 5,40 gr.A Frog, seen from the top, with its forelegs placed forward and the hindlegs bent, as if about to jump. Hatched border. Wear marks. Rare. G.M.A. Richter,The engraved gems of the Greeks and the Etruscans. A History of Greek art in miniature, p. 122 n. 471.Provenance: From the collection of an European gentleman, acquired on the art market
Lot 38
A GREEK CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING. SEAHORSE. 5th - 4th century B.C. Stone 14x18 mm; int. size 18x22 mm; 22,59 gr The hybrid creature is facing right and is characterized by an horse protome ending in a long fish tail with sharp fins on the back. Use of globular elements. Rare type. Wear marks. The stone is set in a modern massive gold ring. Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired on the art market in the early 2000s
Lot 404
A RARE GOLD ARCHEOLOGICAL REVIVAL NECKLACE BY GIACINTO MELILLO WITH TWELVE ROMAN GREEN CHALCEDONY INTAGLIOS AND PEARLS. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. Stones: 2nd-3rd century A.D. Mounting: Second half of 19th century400 mm circa; stone min. 6x9 mm max. 9x12 mm; 50,54 gr.This precious necklace is composed of a serie of gold elements assembled on a large braided gold chain; 12 oval box-setting made of granules, braided and twisted gold wires decorated at the base with a small pearl. In each box-setting a roman green chalcedony intaglio. Each element is alternated by 4 gold spherical beads. From left to right the intaglios show: goat and tree; male bust facing left; young faunus playing the double flute in front of a column; Gryllos composed by a female bust conjoined with two silenos masks; a warrior; seated satyr near a tree; a running erote with a panther; a draped offerer; Venus Victrix; winged Nike; Fortuna Tyche; Venus with sea attributes. This model is a perfect example of the Revival Jewellery of the 19th century, assembling both ancient roman and modern elements. This model can be related to the Castellani Archaeological Revival necklace in the Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia in Rome (inv. 85013). The story of Giacinto Melillo (1846-1915) is intertwined with Alessandro Castellani's, when he put him under the direction of his first workshop in Naples in 1863. At this time, Melillo was only 18-19 years old and considered much more than an apprentice, more even than a normal employee: Augusto Castellani declared in 1878 that much of his brother’s jewellery was actually Melillo’s work . A eulogy of the work of Giacinto Melillo was published in 1896 by a celebrated collector, count Michel Tyskiewicz. “Naples does not shine in the perfection of its pseudo-antique jewellery. The treatment is coarse, heavy, pretentious and often absurd. Yet Naples possesses a goldsmith of the first order in Mr Melillo, who has far surpassed the work of the Casa Castellani in Rome. Whilst Carlo Giuliano had already taken-over the London shop, Melillo then took-over the ownership of the Naples workshop in 1870, and he immediately started trading under his own name. Melillo in the 1870's was still producing unsigned Castellani-type jewels, that were sold through Alessandro Castellani. An Archeological Revival necklace, Museo Etrusco di Villa Giulia, collection Castellani donated by Alfredo Castellani in 1919, inv. 8513. See also: Geoffrey Munn, "Giacinto Melillo: a pupil of Castellani", The Connoisseur, vol. 196 (1977), pp. 20-22; Geoffrey Munn, Les bijoutiers Castellani et Giuliano. Retour à l’antique au XIXe siècle, Fribourg 1983Provenance: European collection, acquired on the market, early 2000's.
Lot 425
A RARE BICOLOR JASPER SET IN A GOLD RING. VENUS ON A DOLPHIN. 18th-19th centuryStone 14x21 mm; int. Size 17x18,5 mm; 16,57 gr.Venus rides a dolphin swimming to right. The figure leans in an almost acrobatic pose, leaning with her right elbow on the rounded head of the animal, with her right foot instead on the tail. With her left hand, the figure holds a drapery that flies with the wind, while her left foot is immersed in the blue water of the sea, rendered in an extraordinary way by the artist who masterfully uses the two colors of the stone. Slight wear marks.Provenance: U.K. private collection
Lot 463
A RARE UNHEATED CEYLON SAPPHIRE INTAGLIO. KRISHNA RIDING A YALI. 18th century or earlierDiam 20x5 mm circaThe scene depicts a male character wearing an hindu crown in stupa shape, and riding an hybrid creature toward right. The creature with a lion body and a tiger’s head is depicted with a fierceless look. Groundline. Use of globular elements. The Yali was a mythical lion with special powers. When the body is that of a tiger, the creature is called a shardula. Yali figures are considered to be a type of grotesque sculpture, meant to inspire fear and awe, and have iconographies similar to other composite mythological creatures, such as the hippogriff and sphinx of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. They are also associated with the mythical griffin. Yali figures are believed to act as guardians and protectors, shielding a temple from threats. The tame form of the yali, typically shown flanking short stairways attached to temple plinths with waterfalls emerging from their open mouth, is known as the surul-yali. Yalis were also considered divine vehicles for deities, and were used to signify heroism and the elemental forces of nature, tamed and controlled by being incorporated into architecture and sculpture. Large unheated stone of great rarity. Wear marks. Minor chip on the edge. See: pair of Architectural Brackets in the form of a rampant leonine creatures (Yali or Vyala), from a processional Mandapa; Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India c. 17th century, ivory with traces of paint, Los Angeles, County Museum of Art. See also: A knight riding the mythological Yali, Jalakanteeswarar Temple, 16th century A.D. and Kesava Temple, Vasu Krishnan, 13th century A.D. Further reserches are necessary.Provenance: U.K. collection, acquired on the british art market. Accompanied with a U.K. gem laboratory test.
Lot 47
AN ETRUSCAN CARNELIAN ENGRAVED SCARAB. SEATED HYBRID FIGURE WITH A WILD BOAR'S HEAD. 5th - 4th century B.C.12 x 18 x 8 mmHybrid figure sitting on his own legs composed of a human body and a boar's head. The creature is facing left and holds a kantharos. Use of globular elements. Dotted frame. Through hole. Slight wear marks. Interesting rare subject.P. Zazoff, Die Etruskische Sskarabaen, tafel 35 n. 169 (probably same workshop). Furtwangler. AG, Taf. 18,44. Provenance: From the collection of an European gentleman, acquired on the art market
Lot 60
A RARE GREEK GOLD RING. LATE PTOLEMAIC FEMALE BUST PORTRAIT.3rd - 2nd century B.C.Bezel 15x20 mm; int. Size 16x18 mm; 5,72 gr.Of hollow gold, inside rounded hoop, flatten outside, expanding at the shoulders to the flat oval bezel; engraved with a profile portrait of a bust of a woman facing left, wearng a chiton. Her hair arranged in a chignon at the top of the head. She wears earrings and necklace. The face is charcaterized by the typical late ptolemaic profile; with straight nose, large almond-shaped eye, slighlty open mouth and small chin. The gold surface presents micro-scratches as tools traces and wear marks. The subject can be identified as a high private portrait, probably a princess with idealized features. For a very similar ring: J. Boardman, C. Wagner, Masteroieces in Miniature. Engraved gems from Prehistory to the present, p. 265 n. 249. 'Said to be from Egypt. Bust of a woman. Her hair dressed in a lock from the front to the topknot, long over the shoulders, wearing pointed earrings and a floreal necklet. The hairstyle is seen on Republican Roman coins of around 100 BC for Victoria or Diana. Probably intended for a goddess. Hellenistic. 3rd/2nd BC. ".Provenance: Formerly Pr. Timmers collection, 1948-1977; U.K. private collection acquired on the art market in the early 2000s.
Lot 85
A FINE LATE ROMAN REPUBLICAN SARD INTAGLIO SET IN A GOLD RING. ATTIS WITH TWO SPEARS. 1st century B.C.Stone diam. 15 mm; int. Size 18x20 mm; 5,35 grA male character advances to the right, walking on tiptoe. With his left hand he holds two spears, while bringing his right hand towards his face. He wears a cloak on his back and a Phrygian cap on his head, which is characterized by small curls. Use of globular elements. The subject is to be identified. The attributes may be referrable to Attis, while the pose and gait to a theater actor in the act of impersonating a mythological hero. Rare. Wear marks.Provenance: U.K. private collection
Lot 7055
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) One Sheet film poster, signed by Brian Bysouth, rolled, 27 x 40 inches. Please note this is an extremely rare poster for this film starring David Bowie. Only a small number are likely in existence. Provenance: This lot has been consigned by Brian Bysouth and is sold with a letter of authenticity signed by Brian Bysouth and Ewbank's Auctioneers.Please note this lot is sold without copyright, reproduction rights, licensing agreements or any other type of legal release.
Lot 7101A
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) British Lenticular Department Store Display, designed for display in Debenhams department stores in the UK as a point of sale poster for the stores which are now closed. This campaign was pulled before release and these lenticulars remain very rare, flat, 24 x 33 inches. Condition Report: Excellent condition.
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