Property of a Harwich, UK, lady previously with an Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK, gentleman formerly with an Aldeburgh lady, part of her old jewellery collection since the early 1960s accompanied by an expertise by Dr. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 787,790, for type, and 321, for the gemstone Frumusa, G., ‘Gemme inedite da scavo della Valle d’Aosta’ in Pallas, 83, 2010, pp.35-54 Scarisbrick, D., Rings, jewelry of power, love and loyalty, London, 2013, figs.253,254, for the type see also Provincia di Venezia, Piccolo Mondo Antico, la collezione glittica Torcellana, Venezia, 2014.13.72 grams, 22.51mm overall, 18.20mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (1 3/4'). A superb quality gold signet ring with slender hoop and ellipsoid bezel the shoulders modelled in relief with black enamelled scrolled detailing continuing to the scooped sides of the bezel and onto a scrolled cross motif to the underside the bezel a cell with raised rim and inset Roman, 2nd century AD, nicolo intaglio of a horse advancing on a baseline with head lowered.Cf. Over the years he has taught himself to paint with a limited palette which is unique to his work, through this method he can express notions of the history, and enigmatic character of landscape and engage in meditations about the human place in it. The information in the drawings is all that is used there is no photography involved in the process. His process involves observed drawings made in situ, which are then developed in the studio. In 2018 he made 100 paintings in two months, and designed and built the website at He is mainly, though not exclusively, interested in landscape. He has shown in the Young Gallery Salisbury, and is a member of the supporters committee. From 2011, he rented a studio in Wilton, and attended Life Drawing sessions. He moved to Salisbury in 2010 and worked in a local Auction House while continuing to paint. He moved to the Isle of Wight and showed work in galleries on the Island. In this year he showed work at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol, and in galleries in London and the South East, and the Affordable Art Fair Battersea. In 2007, he left work to pursue painting and put on a show of work in London in 2008. He completed a short course in Intaglio print making at Central St Martins College London.

He returned to work at Auction Houses as an Art Handler/Technician for 14 years, continuing to draw and paint when possible, and showed work in staff art exhibitions. While working in London, Nick attended evening life drawing classes at Heatherley's Art School in Chelsea London, and then gained a place on the foundation course at Chelsea College of Art in 1993. Nick Phillips (b.1968) Towards Grovely Valley View Wylye Valley Summer Acrylic on paper Mounted but unframed Each 30cm x 40cm (including mount) (3) Horatio's Garden will receive 100% of the hammer price on this lot.

Roman intaglio ring