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LOT 2081
Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/4 in. (3 kg, 35 cm high).
With flared base, bulbous body and flared neck, circumferential band to the equator, taotie mask to each shoulder with suspension ring, domed lid with stylised dragons; after the antique
ProvenanceAcquired from the London art market in the 2000s.
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LOT 2081
Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Vessel
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Greek Wooden Icon of Deisis with Saints George and Demetrius
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Painted on a wooden board with gessoed surface, tempera on wood panel with the recess executed on a gold ground in three registers: above, Deisis with Christ Pantocrator carrying the Gospel, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St John the Baptist; middle, with three bearded saints with their names written in Greek beside them: Aghios Charalambos, Aghios Nikolaos and Aghios Pantaleimon, the first two holding holy books and one the third holding a child; bottom, two mounted military saints, St George attacking a dragon with spear, and St Demetrius trampling the King of Avars. 1.8 kg, 26.8 x 35.5 cm
Ex Henry's Auction, Berlin, Germany. From an important collection of icons. 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 number no.12343-224612.
Here, according to local Greek traditions, the icon is enriched with images of three important saints: among them St Pantaleimon, holding a child in his arms. According to the legend, one day the Saint found a dead child on the street who had been bitten by a snake, which was still beside the child’s body. Pantaleimon began to pray for Jesus to revive the dead child and to destroy the venomous reptile, believing that if his prayers were fulfilled he would become a follower of Christ. His prayers were fulfilled and the child rose up alive, and the snake died before Pantaleimon’s eyes. -
Post Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Collection
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Cruciform and other pendants with low-relief text and ornament to one or both faces. 69 grams total, 28-55 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M. -
Glazed Vessel Group
Circa 16th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: a broad brown-glazed pot with openwork detailing, low tripod legs; squat red and yellow-glazed jar with lateral loop handles; brown-glazed biconvex bowl with lateral loop handles; biconvex pot with strap handle and pouring lip. 2 kg total, 14.3-20.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. Ex East Anglian private collection.
