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LOT 1866
Bactrian Style Alabaster Jar
20TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (1.5 kg, 16 cm wide).
Squat and broad-based with sloping sidewall, flat rim.
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1866
Bactrian Style Alabaster Jar
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Gilt Painted Wooden Icon of Saint Paraskevi
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Depicting a richly dressed facing figure, crowned and nimbate, winged angels on clouds flanking the head; holding a cross in her right hand and a scroll in her proper left arm bearing handwritten Slavic script of the Nicene Creed; additional Slavic script with her name across the right and left fields. 854 grams, 31 cm
The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permthrin, as a precaution.
Ex French gallery, Paris.
Saint Paraskevi is usually depicted holding an Eastern Cross and a scroll with the words from the Nicene Creed (here, in old Slavonic: Верую во единаго Бога Отца, Вседержителя, Творца небу и земли,видимым же всем и невидимым = We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen), professing her faith in another while being crowned with the crown of the martyrdom by two angels. -
Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile Set Displaying Boat
Circa 1800 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Formed using pale mauve glaze and displaying what is likely a lugger. 1.98 kg total, 13 x 13 cm each
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Post Medieval Silver Signet Ring
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
With slightly plano-convex hoop and ribbed underside to the discoid bezel, face with raised rim and incuse motif of a heater shield surmounted by a crown with ivy-leaves; shield depicting a tower attacked by two assailants on scaling-ladders; possibly German workmanship. 14.43 grams, 25.09 mm overall, 19.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
