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LOT 1973
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/2 in. (33 grams, 44.5 cm).
Graduated group of beads with unusual grooved types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980-2000s
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Large Wooden Putto
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
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. -
Post Medieval Silver and Bronze Love Token Collection
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mixed group comprising of mostly silver issue coins, each worn flat and coin bent into a double-curved 's' profile for use as a token of love. 27.65 grams total, 19-25mm.
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector.
The custom of giving a bent coin as a love-token is known from the 17th century in England. The coins were usually smoothed to obliterate the monarch’s head and then bent twice; sometimes they were engraved with initials or symbols such as hearts or knots. If the sweetheart accepted the youth's advances, she kept the token; if not, she disposed of the coin. The tradition is referred to in the children's rhyme 'There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile, he found a crooked sixpence on a crooked stile.' -
Post Byzantine Bronze Pendant with Crucifixion Scene
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A portable icon depicting the Crucifixion, Mary and Saint John the Theologian flanking the cross, angels in the upper corners, Golgotha skull under the cross and inscription I.N.R.I. to the upper part of the cross; crenelated frame with hanging loop to the top. 92 grams, 67 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
The scene corresponds to John's Gospel: 'Here is your son.' 'Here is your mother.' (John 19:25-27). Portable icons of this kind were often carried by soldiers or by the travellers during a war, to assure the Divine protection and journey's safety.
