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Southern Italian, probably Palermo, Sicily, circa 1220-1240. An Important Cameo with the Ascension of the Prophet Elijah to Heav

Lot 8. Southern Italian, probably Palermo, Sicily, circa 1220-1240. An Important Cameo with the Ascension of the Prophet Elijah to Heaven from the Imperial Treasury of the Holy Roman Emperors. Estimate: 120,000 - 180,000 GBP. Lot sold: 801,500 GBP. Photo...

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Tags: Southern Italian, Sicily, cameo, Prophet Elijah, circa 1220-1240, probably Palermo

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4 janvier 2019

ArtAncient at TEFAF 2019, Stand 2

Silver dekadrachm by Kimon, Syracuse, Sicily, circa 405 - 400 BC. Silver. Diameter 3.6 cm Weight 43.5 g. © ArtAncient at TEFAF 2019, Stand 2. Provenance: Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, coin 1361, acquired prior to 1878; Münzen und Medaillen XXV, 17th...

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Tags: Zeus, Sicily, Syracuse, Circa 2nd - 3rd century AD, Kimon, Silver dekadrachm, circa 405 - 400 BC

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13 juin 2016

A group with Saint Sebastian martyr, Sicily, Trapani, late 17th-early 18th Century

Lot 31. A group with Saint Sebastian martyr, Sicily, Trapani, late 17th-early 18th Century. Estimate 18,000 - 25 ,000 €. Photo Sotheby's. il santo legato ad un'albero con cupido in alto e due soldati ai lati, al centro l'armatura con l'elmo; coral, silver...

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Tags: late 17th-early 18th Century, Sicily, Trapani, Saint Sebastian

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13 juin 2016

Pair of peacocks, Sicily, Trapani, the second half of the seventeenth century

Lot 32. Pair of peacocks, Sicily, Trapani, the second half of the seventeenth century. Estimate 30,000 - 5 0,000 €. Photo Sotheby's. Dieting on a basis of a truncated pyramid; coral, golden bronze, gilded copper and enamel; 14,5x8x6 cm . Provenance: Walter...

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Tags: second half 17th century, Sicily, Trapani, peacocks

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13 juin 2016

Miniature chandelier, Sicily, Trapani, the second half of the seventeenth century

Lot 34. Miniature chandelier, Sicily, Trapani, the second half of the seventeenth century. Estimate 30,000 - 5 0,000 €. Photo Sotheby's. C oral, silver and gilt bronze; 19x17,5 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's Paris, 14 april 2010, lot 8; Walter Padovani, Milano....

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Tags: second half 17th century, Sicily, Trapani, Miniature chandelier

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13 juin 2016

Box, Sicily, Trapani, the second half of the seventeenth century

Lot 33. Box, Sicily, Trapani, the second half of the seventeenth century. Estimate 80,000 - 120,000 €. Photo Sotheby's. copper gold, silver and coral; 16,3x37x23 cm. Provenance: Walter Padovani, Milan. Notes: Extremely rare are the specimens come down...

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Tags: box, second half 17th century, Sicily, Trapani

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24 avril 2016

British Museum explores over 4000 years of history on the island of Sicily

Limestone head from a temple. Selinous, Sicily, c.540–510 BC. Museo Archeologico Regionale Antonio Salinas, Palermo. © Regione Siciliana. LONDON .- The British Museum opened the first exhibition in the UK to explore over 4000 years of history on the island...

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Tags: Sicily, Akragas, Marble statue of warrior, c.470 BC, Centuripe, Gold libation bowl, Marble relief of a charioteer, Sant'Angelo Muxaro, Terracotta altar depicting a lion attacking a bull, c. 550-500 BC, c. 600 BC, ca 440-400 BC, Bronze rostrum, Roman warship

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