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LOT 2219
Animal Thimble Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 5/8 in. (71 grams total, 30-41 mm).
Group of five silver-coloured metal thimbles, each with a domed top surmounted by an animal's head (elephant, horse, goat) and one with a model elephant. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a South West London gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Silver Ring with Plain Hoop
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A large ring with a D-section hoop. 3.41 grams, 24.45 mm overall, 21.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2, USA 11 3/4, Europe 26.92, Japan 25)
From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Triptych Icon with Mother of God and Christ, Saint George and Other Saints
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Executed in oil and tempera and gold leaf; the central panel with the veiled head of Mary with her head inclined towards the infant Jesus supported by her left hand, wearing a red maphorion mantle with elaborate golden borders, over an off-white robe, with gold cuffs; the infant facing to left, dressed in blue tunic and wrapped in a yellow shawl, right hand extended in blessing gesture, Greek inscriptions ΜΡ ΘΥ (Μήτηρ (τοῦ) Θεοῦ = Mother of God) flanking Mary's head, and 'ΙϹ ΧϹ' (ΙΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ = Jesus Christ) beside the infant; the side panels with icons of Saints Kosmas and Damianos (upper sections) and Saint George killing the dragon and Saint Barbara (lower sections). 425 grams, 20.5 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Even after the fall of Constantinople, icons painted on wood remained the principal object of devotion for Orthodox Christians wherever the commonwealth of the Eastern Roman Empire left its traces. The painted icons are still used by the Orthodox for personal devotion, for display in churches on feast days, and to decorate the iconostasis (partition) of the church. This icon is a portable one, for domestic or travel prayers. -
Tudor and Later 'Thames' Gaming Piece Collection
16th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: two domino pieces; one discoid with a flower motif to the centre; a rectangular piece with concentric circles to one face. 26.5 grams total, 18-41 mm
Found on various UK sites on the Thames foreshore since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
