Portable shrine with painted geometric ornament to the outer face. opening doors to reveal a triptych with central image of Mary Theotokos and Child, Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus with hands raised, nimbate figure with yellow cloak and tau-cross staff. 66 grams, 94 mm high

Acquired in 2000 from a French private collection.
Ex central London gallery.

A substantial carved wooden panel with figures in low-relief, representing knights of second half of 16th century A.D. engaged in a deadly battle; the armoured knights depicted facing each other, with the lance couché, trampling over the dead and wounded, while on the background the clash among the infantrymen of the opposed armies can be seen; after the work of Albrecht Dürer and Alexander Colyn, with old typed labels translating to: 'Alexander Colins. Flemish sculptor, born 1526 in Mechelen, died 1617 in Innsbruck. Created important works of art from around 1550 onwards. His sculptures include those at the Heidelberg Castle, the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I in the Court Church in Innsbruck and other important grave monuments.' 2.7 kg, 45 cm wide

Private collection, New York, USA.
Ex central London gallery.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12180-221703.

Cf. the original made by Alexander Colyn for the grave of the Emperor Maximilian I, in Lipińska, A., ‘Fit for a Royal Commission? The Marble relief Landscape with King Numa and the Nymph Egeria’ in The Rijksmuseum Bulletin, 63 (1), 2015, pp.66-91, fig.3.

The second battle of Guinegate, or Battle of the Spurs, was an episode of the early 16th century wars (August, 16th 1513), when Henry VIII and the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I surprised and routed a body of French knights under Jacques de la Palice. The Flemish artist represented the victory as one of the main scenes for the imperial grave of Emperor Maximilian I, the sketches for which were made by the well known German sculptor, painter and architect Albrecht Dürer.

Carved naturalistically in high-relief in wood, the figure enveloped in the folds of a woman's garment and cradled in her right arm and hand; remains of gesso, gilding and polychrome pigmentation; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.3 kg total, 41.5 cm including stand

Acquired on the European art market.
Private collection, England.

See Sismann, G., Sculptures Européens & Objets d’Art, Paris, 2012.

Figure carved in the round with draped cloth to the thighs, wings spread, arms raised and hands open to support a symbol; suspension ring to reverse; repaired. 2.35 kg, 56 cm

Private collection, England.

Carved in the round with legs crossed and nail to the feet, hands pierced for attachment; the head tilted with short beard, wearing a loincloth secured by a rope belt; detailed musculature; one thumb absent. 176 grams, 37 cm

Private collection, England.

The gilt polychrome carving showing Saint Simeon holding the infant Christ in his arms before his circumcision, Saint Simeon wearing a priestly mitre, holding the infant above an altar covered by an embroidered brocade; Virgin Mary to his left gazing at the infant tenderly, veiled and wearing a long robe with gilt decoration; to her left Saint Joseph dressed in a long robe and gilt cloak, holding a carpenter's axe in his left hand; praying Saint Anna to the right of Saint Simeon, wearing a simple dress and veil; to her right Saint Joachim, wearing a yellow cap and gilt cloak; the columns of the Temple of Jerusalem on the background; on a wooden stand. 10.15 kg, 86.5 cm wide

Crait and Muller, 8 June 2021, no.2.
Ex central London gallery.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12181-221704.

Cf. relief of the Circumcision of Christ in Smith College of Art Museum, accession no.SC 1955.68, for a similar scene in stone.

The relief shows the parents and relatives of infant Jesus following the Jewish tradition of circumcising young boys eight days after their birth. This iconography is symbolic as, according to the tradition, Saint Anna and Saint Joachim, parents of Mary, died before the birth of Christ. This panel originally would have adorned the interior panels of a large altarpiece, showing the cycle of life of Christ.

Drum-shaped vessel with gently flared rim; painted interlocking geometric patterns to sidewall, low basal ring. 69 grams, 72 mm wide

Joseph G Gerena Fine Art, New York, 27 October 2003.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

See Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2, New Delhi, 1994.

Drum-shaped with gently carinated base and narrow foot, the outer body displaying polychrome painted panels with 'stairway' design. 77 grams, 86 mm

Acquired in 2003.
Private collection, Europe.

Drum-shaped in profile with basal ring, band of interlocking concentric rings and other painted cells. 100 grams, 81 mm wide

Joseph G Gerena Fine Art, New York, 27 October 2003.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

See Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994.

Carved in the half-round head of a Bodhisattva (probably Maitreya) with fine detailing to the arched brow, aquiline nose, neat moustache and full lips; the eyes heavily lidded, urna to the forehead, long open lobes to the ears; the hair in multi-stranded curling locks gathered into an ushnisha with brow-band below; heavily cleaned, conserved, and mounted on a custom-made stand; supplied with original old wooden base with collector's label: 'Head of Bodhisattva / Fine grain schist / Gandhara, Northwest Pakistan / 4th century'. 14.3 kg total, 34 cm high

From the private collection of Richard Kelton (1929-2019), California, USA, acquired in November 1982, thence by descent.
with Abell Auctions, 25 September 2022, no.422 (£25,000) Acquired by the present owner at the above sale.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12309-222166.

Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, items 75, 77, for type.

Exhibited at Frieze Masters, London, 2023.

Modelled in the round with fleshy facial features, arched brows, long earlobes, ushishna above; mounted on a custom-made stand. 307 grams total, 98 mm including stand

Acquired on the London art market.
Private collection, 1970s.

Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 91, for type.

A large irregular mass of stony-iron meteorite. 1.33 kg, 13 cm

From Kenya, East Africa.
Ex Adrian Contreras Gomez, Spain, IMCA member no.7412.
Ex Dean collection; Essex, UK.

Accompanied by Adrian Contreras Gomez authenticity identification card.

Sericho pallasite meteorites were found in a 45-kilometer strewn field in eastern Kenya, near the village of Habaswein in 2016, it was officially classified in 2018.