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LOT 2157
Banded Agate Bead and Pendant Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 3/4 in. (117 grams total, 21-69 mm).
Including fusiform, tabular and other types in banded agate and other materials. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Group of Seals and Scaraboids
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Including scarab with figural scene and legend to underside, plano-convex type with wreath, perching bird and legend, and other types; after the antique. 78 grams total, 15-33 mm
From the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with the Old Testament Trinity
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Depicting the Holy Trinity, represented by three winged figures, each with a three-prong staff, sitting on stools around a table with three cups, trees and the outline of a cathedral behind. 67.5 grams, 62 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
The subject is based on the traditional Russian interpretation of Genesis,18, in which three figures appear to Abraham at the oak tree of Mamre. The central figure is usually identified as Jesus Christ, while God the Father is on the right and the Holy Spirit on the left. The subject of the icon originated from a very famous 15th century painting by Andrei Rublev. -
Eastern Post-Classical Agate Gemstone of a Dionysiac Bull with Vine Leaf in Ancient Silver Pendant
19th century A.D. and earlierEstimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Silver cell with beaded band to the equator, fragment of suspension loop; inset sardonyx gemstone with possibly later intaglio profile bull on a baseline with head lowered; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 14.81 grams, 32 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13149-248676.
