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LOT 2170
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/4 in. (40.28 grams, 33.5 cm).
Composed of coin-shaped beads interspersed with small tubular beads, central feature an axe-shaped tabular pendant; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
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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Theriaca 'Venice Triacle' Lead Box Lid
Italy, Venice, 17th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Discoid in plan with lip to underside, central low-relief motif of a laureate and draped Roman-style bust with a nimbate lion of St. Mark, within a band inscribed 'TERIACA F ALLA TESTA DORO IN VENET'; all within outer band containing laurel wreath. 31 grams, 45 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Theriaca or ‘Venice treacle’ was a medicinal compound used since the time of Mithradates VI of Pontus as an antidote against any poisonous bite. -
Icon with Saint Alexandra Basil the Great, Feodor and Eudokia
Later 19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Tempera on wood panel with silver-gilt basma reveal; gilt field with four nimbate figures standing in three-quarter view; the two outer figures each in floor-length female robe with wimple and open-fronted mantle; inner figures bearded with sumptuous vestments, each holding a codex; above, clouds parted to reveal facing figure with metal nimbus applied to the basma; above this, three nimbate figures in the basma with voids to reveal the painted faces below, repoussé floral motifs to border; Cyrillic legends Vasili (Basil), Aleksandra, Fyodor (Theodore), Ebdokia; mounting bars in recesses to reverse. 1.27 kg, 31 x 25 cm
Acquired on the European art market. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Style Bronze Model Knife
18th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
With narrow tongue-shaped iron blade and copper-alloy hilt formed as a hippocamp. 10.7 grams, 87 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
