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Click here to subscribe# A 15ct gold ruby and split pearl cluster ring, finger size N and a Victorian split pearl and diamond three stone ring, with scallop shell motif decoration, finger size I1/2 (2) CONDITION REPORT: The rings are in reasonably good condition. They are both a little worn. The pearls all have nacre damage. The ruby and split pearl cluster is hallmarked (no maker's mark), London, 1872. Gross weight 2.8 grams. CR 01.12.15
A Victorian foil backed quartz and split pearl brooch, a pear shaped pink and a pear shaped yellow stone side by side, with scroll and split pearl surmount, measures 4.5cm by 2.5cm NB one pearl missing CONDITION REPORT: The brooch is in good condition other than the missing pearl. The foil backing is a little crinkled, and there seems to be some liquid trapped within. It has a detachable pin and hook catch. The yellow stone seems to test as a citrine, the pink stone tests were inconclusive - possibly topaz. It bears no hallmark, nor stamps, but in our opinion it would test as gold. The pin is possibly not gold. Gross weight 8.8 grams. CR 10.12.15
# A fancy band ring, finger size L and a split pearl five stone ring, finger size K (2) CONDITION REPORT: The rings are in fair condition. The pearl ring needs cleaning, and some of the pearls look discoloured. The band bears no hallmark, nor stamps, the split pearl ring is stamped 'H 18'. In our opinion they would test as gold. Gross weight 8.6 grams. CR 01.12.15
A Victorian diamond five stone ring, the graduated old cut diamonds with pairs of tiny rose cut diamond accents between, in yellow claw settings to a scroll shouldered plain polished shank, total estimated diamond weight 1.70 carat approximately, finger size P CONDITION REPORT: The ring is in good condition. It is stamped with maker's mark 'AH' and '18CT'. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour H/I/J, clarity SI1/SI2/I1. Gross weight 4.2 grams. CR made 5th August 2015
# Five brooches, including; a seed pearl set bar brooch, a small garnet and seed pearl crescent brooch, a red stone double loop brooch, a hoop brooch with seed pearls in shell forms and a foil backed garnet and split pearl cruciform brooch (5) CONDITION REPORT: Overall good condition, group lots should be viewed. CR 09.12.15
A group of 18th to 20th century boxes comprising a hardstone box with gold mounts and elaborate hinge, a silver box retailed by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths with hardstone cover, an unmarked lapis lazuli mouted box and cover, a silver and tortoiseshell mounted box, a cowrie shell snuff box and a damaged box with hardstone panel (6) CONDITION REPORT: 1 - good condition. light wear to stone. 2 - good, worn makers mark 3 - typical signs of use and scuffs otherwise good 4 - good - 5 base metal mounts, good but worn 6 - very poor, traces of marks inside
# A 19th century cameo brooch, the oval shell cameo carved with a centurion, within an elaborately decorated frame, featuring floral and foliate motifs, set at four points with a pinkish-purple stone, measures 4.3cm by 4.7cm CONDITION REPORT: Good condition. Kink to the hinge area of the frame. Some minor dents/scuffs. Cameo with stress crack vertically, near the nose. Pin and hook catch, loop for safety chain. No hallmark, nor stamps. Gross weight 13.2 grams. CR 30.11.15
# An emerald and diamond star effect cluster ring, the emerald-cut stone framed by rose cut diamonds in chunky white settings, on a yellow fancy shank, finger size K CONDITION REPORT: The ring is in good condition. It bears no hallmark, nor stamps, but in our opinion it would test as gold. Gross weight 7.2 grams. CR 01.12.15
# A turquoise and seed pearl set bow brooch with black and white enamelling, an amethyst set bar brooch, a blue stone hoop brooch, a seed pearl crescent brooch and a mourning brooch with locket panel enclosing an embroidery flower (5) CONDITION REPORT: Overall good condition. Group lots should be viewed. CR 02.12.15
# A hardstone cameo ring on a three row shank, finger size L and an 18ct gold buckle ring, inset with diamonds, finger size M (2) CONDITION REPORT: The rings are in good condition. The cameo may be a composite stone? It bears no hallmark, nor stamps, the buckle ring has a part hallmark. Gross weight 12.2 grams. CR 01.12.15
# A 15ct gold seed pearl ring, finger size N, a 15ct gold seed pearl five stone ring, finger size K, a mourning ring with black enamel, seed pearls and a locket panel centrally enclosing plaited hair, finger size K, a 9ct gold purple stone ring, finger size N and a sardonyx ring, finger size N (5) CONDITION REPORT: Overall fair condition, some wear, particularly to the enamel. Group lots should be viewed by prospective buyers. CR 01.12.15
# Six brooches, including; a 14ct gold amethyst and seed pearl bar brooch, a split pearl flowerhead brooch, an oval pietra dura brooch in a faceted jet frame, two opal bar brooches and a Victorian brooch (6) CONDITION REPORT: Overall good condition. Centre stone missing from the flowerhead brooch. Wear/nibbles to the opals. Group lots should be viewed. CR 16.12.15
An early 20th century emerald and diamond three stone ring, the mixed cut emerald between an old cut and a brilliant cut diamond, in white claw settings, to white fronted pointed shoulders, on a yellow plain polished shank, total estimated diamond weight 1.00 carat approximately, finger size M CONDITION REPORT: The ring is in good condition. It is stamped '18CT' and 'PLAT' and in our opinion it would test as platinum fronted setting on a gold shank. The diamonds measure; 5.18mm x 5.02mm x 2.61mm = 0.47ct, 5.24mm x 5.15mm x 3.11mm = 0.51ct. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour I/J/K, clarity I1/I2. Gross weight 3.2 grams. CR 15.12.15
# Several pairs of assorted earrings including; a pair of cherub and purple stone drop earrings, a pair of simulated pearl drop earrings, a pair of faceted glass earrings, a pair of white metal lapis lazuli earrings, a pair of yellow drop earrings, a pair of early 20th century ivory drop earrings, a pair of bone earrings, a pair of hoop earrings, a pair of early 20th century ivory hoop earrings, a pair of purple glass earrings, two pairs of glass earrings and assorted cultured and simulated pearl earrings (qty) CONDITION REPORT: Overall good condition, group lots should be viewed. CR 16.12.15
# Five pairs of earrings; including a pair of seed pearl and coral drop earrings, a pair of white stone earrings, a pair of white and green stone earrings, a pair of marcasite earrings and a pair of Victorian drop earrings CONDITION REPORT: Overall good condition. Group lots should be viewed. CR 16.12.15
# Six brooches, including; a bar brooch with an amethyst and seed pearl heart shaped cluster centrally, an opal bar brooch, a lozenge shaped pink enamelled brooch with seed pearls inset, a bar brooch set with a diamond within a diamond shaped frame, an early 20th century bar brooch and a bar brooch set with a white paste stone (6) CONDITION REPORT: Overall good/fair condition, group lots should be viewed. One seed pearl missing from amethyst and seed pearl brooch. CR 16.12.15
# Five brooches, including; a mourning brooch, set with foil backed garnets and pearls, measures 2.7cm by 2.7cm, a seed pearl brooch with foil backed pink stone centrally, measures 3.5cm by 3.2cm, a porcelain plaque brooch painted with a child and dog, a painted floral brooch, a cannetille brooch with lion overlaid (5) CONDITION REPORT: Overall good condition, but group lots should be viewed. CR 16.12.15
# A Victorian pendant, the cannetille work body set centrally with a foil backed blue stone, further blue stones, split pearls and seed pearls inset throughout, with locket back, measures 5.3cm by 6.5cm CONDITION REPORT: The pendant is in good condition. The blue stones could not be positively identified. Gross weight 17.6 grams. CR 15.12.15
# A cultured pearl choker, four rows of cultured pearls knotted to an oval cluster clasp with an oval cut purple stone centrally, within a border of rose cut diamonds, length 33cm CONDITION REPORT: The choker is in good condition. It fastens with a tongue and box catch, this is a little loose and would benefit from ajustment. It bears no hallmark, nor stamps, but in our opinion it would test as a gold and silver catch. Gross weight 34.8 grams. CR made 9th October 2015
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders - A good Indian silver officers memorial Regimental plaid sash clasp detailed with the Scottish Crown of Queen Victoria and scrolls 'Hindoostan' and 'Cape of Good Hope' with floret thistles, large central brilliant cut glass stone 1836 to 1854 with Long Service medal awarded to 1842 C. Sgt. A.James A & S High R.S.
Rome, ca. 100 BCE to 300 CE. This is a bronze decorative terret, a metal loop on a horse harness that is used to guide the reins and prevent them from snagging. The shape of this one is a head of Medusa on a leaf-shaped background, with the loop above the top of her head. Medusa, a mythological figure drawn from Classical Greece into the Roman Pantheon, was described by Ovid; the Roman twist on the story was that she was a once-beautiful woman whose hair was turned to snakes and her countenance made so terrible that to look at her would turn one to stone. Size: 4.25" L x 2.65" W x 0.75" H (10.8 cm x 6.7 cm x 1.9 cm). Provenance: Ex-private M. Reniger collection, Chicago, IL. Condition: Patina, but details are clear. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111385
Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. Interesting lot of 3 ancient stone objects. Included are a small greenstone mask pendant with drilled eyes, string cut featuresand suspension loop at head; another maskette in jadeite with deep facial features, also drilled for suspension at top; and a deep green stone humanoid figure in profile. Sizes: 2-1/4", 1-7/8" and 1-1/8"H. Provenance: Ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago before 1970 Condition: Each intact and generally excellent. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #100801
Russia, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A wonderful Russian icon painted with egg tempera on wood, depicting Russian princes Boris and Gleb, the first saints bestowed with the honor of canonization in Kievan Rus following the Christianization of the country. Boris and Gleb were the younger children of Vladimir the Great, the grand prince of Kiev who is renowned for converting the land to Christianity in the year 988. Both brothers were murdered during the internecine wars (1015-1019). According to lore, their remnants performed miracles. Hence, both were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in Rus in 1071. A similar composition depicting Boris and Gleb dressed in regal vestments riding together on horseback dating to the 1st half of the 14th century, clearly the inspiration for this example, is in the collection of The State Tretyakov Gallery. The Tretyakov Gallery's description of this beautiful icon reads as follows, "Princes Boris and Gleb were the younger sons of Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev. Soon after the death of their father in 1015, they were cruelly murdered by their elder brother Svyatopolk, who was eliminating rivals in his fight to take over the throne of Kiev. In the «Life and death of… Boris and Gleb» by the chronicler Nestor (1070–80s) there is a story about how prisoners in a jail called upon these princes for help and they appeared on horseback. This monument is the earliest of the surviving icons of this type of iconography. The icon of «Boris and Gleb on horseback» is one of the first discovered at the beginning of the century. It immediately became widely known. The icon was the subject of a lengthy academic polemic. For a long time it was considered to come from Moscow, and since it was associated with the Church of the Assumption in the Moscow Kremlin there was a logic to this provenance. But the stylistic peculiarities of the icon forced scholars to appreciate its roots in Pskov painting of the early period and this opinion has predominated among specialists in art history in recent years. A confirmation of this view may also be found in chronicle sources, which speak of the participation of Pskov masters (stone masons and icon painters) in building and decorating the churches of the Moscow Kremlin." (www.tretyakovgallery.ru/en/collection/_show/image/_id/2636)A wonderful example inspired by one of the most beloved depictions of these cherished saint brothers on horseback. Evidence of former back slats dates this piece before the 1880s. Size: 14.125" L x 10" W (35.9 cm x 25.4 cm) Provenance: Ex- Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: Intact with minor wear to peripheries. Painting shows some crazing and minor losses. Missing back slats with chips on back side. Overall a very good example. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111524
Roman Empire, and later periods, ca 100 to 1900 CE. Necklace comprised of dozens of ancient Roman glass and stone beads interspersed with more modern glass beads. Colors vary from deep blue to carnelian to yellows and green. A beautiful example! Size: 25-1/2" L (64.8 cm). Provenance: Ex-New Jersey collection Condition: Intact and wearable All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111153
Luristan, ca. 1000 to 650 BCE. This is a flanged cast bronze dagger that at one time would have had a handle made of wood, stone, or bone. Luristan, in modern-day northwestern Iran, was in a relatively crowded area in the Bronze Age, near the competing interests of the Babylonians and the Elamites. The mountain tribesmen of Luristan served as mercenaries for both of these powers and many of them were buried alongside daggers like these. Size: 14.8" L x 1.3" W (37.6 cm x 3.3 cm). Provenance: Ex-Private PJ. Piscopo Collection, Ex M. Pedersen acquired before 1990. Condition: Patina; some wear to edges of blade. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111768
Byzantium, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. This is a fun collection of four varied items from Byzantine Christian worship -- there is a small pendant with a walking saint, a transparent red stone carved saint's bust, a large pin with a cross and Christ's head as top decoration, and a cross and small icon connected by a bronze chain. These objects were made at a time when tremendous effort and innovation went into producing art with Christian themes. Size of largest: 13.2" L x 1.2" W (33.5 cm x 3 cm). Provenance: Ex-Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: All have patina/wear (except for the small stone one). One is a fragment. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111568
Latin America, Mexico, ca. 1875 CE. A hand carved and finely painted wooden statue of Jesus dressed in a white flowing robe, with a finely rendered face, coiffure, and hands. Just look at the Christ figure's visage, with its remarkably naturalistic features, inlaid eyes, and wavy tresses and beard. Then take a moment to appreciate the meticulously delineated hands complete with veins, knuckles, nail beds, and stigmata through the palms. It is important to recognize that carving is a subtractive sculpting technique that unlike modeling (an additive process in which a form is built up with clay or wax) is not terribly forgiving. When the sculptor is cutting away from wood or stone, corrections are less possible. This makes the fine rendering of this example all the more impressive. An exquisite Cristo! Size: figure itself measures 6.75" at widest x 16" H (17.1 cm x 40.6 cm); 17.25" H (43.8 cm) on stand. Provenance: Ex-Historia Antiques, James Caswell, Santa Monica, CA Condition: Repairs to head and arms. Feet and some fingers missing. Expected surface wear with some paint loss as shown. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111785
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