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LOT 2235
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
19 in. (28.3 grams, 48.5 cm).
Composed of alternating grooved and collared, tubular and multifacetted beads, central featured a larger collared bead; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London art market.
Property of a North London, UK, 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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Ethiopian Engraved Bronze Cross with Figures of the Holy Fathers
Circa 1450-1480 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
A bifacial Yämäṩor Mäsqäl processional cross finial comprising an openwork flat-section panel surmounted by a cross, with interlaced tendril design engraved with four seated saints on both faces in low-relief; tapering tubular socket with circumferential ribbing, lateral angled crosses. 404 grams, 30.5 cm
Ex central London gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
In contrast with the hand cross that is fitted with a grip, the processional cross has a hollow shaft into which the pole supporting the cross is inserted, although the use of both is interconnected in the liturgy and ceremonial aspects of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. In Amharic, it received the name of yämäṩor mäsqäl or "cross to [carry] on a pole", the term mäṩor also meaning a wooden handle. Processional crosses are used on "every qaddase day" occasions - an expression meaning whenever the liturgy is performed. This includes displaying the cross during the reading of the Gospels and other sacred texts, as well as holding it up to be viewed at the end of the service for the final blessing. -
Stuart Silver Seal Matrix with Tall Ship
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
With hexagonal-section shank, collar and round suspension loop; to the circular face an intaglio design of a three-masted warship under sail with pennants to mastheads and with gunports to side; one facet stamped 'H', old collector's inked reference '815'. 5.29 grams, 25.16 mm
Formerly in a significant private English collection of seal matrices formed since 1987. Ex Horton collection, UK. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Post Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Crown
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Rectangular panel in lead frame, painted with a crown with band of roundels at the brow and lozenge leaves with trefoils between. 94 grams, 11.6 cm
with De Baecque Vente Aux Encheres, 8 June 2023, no.511. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Probably the crown of a French marquis with strawberry leaves and pearl clusters.
