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LOT 1973
Bedouin Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (8.80 grams, 30.14 mm overall, 18.20 x 17.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
D-section hoop with scroll design, large bezel with tendril decoration underneath, set with a lapis lazuli intaglio with a fantastical beast motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 1980s-1990s.
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LOT 1973
Bedouin Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Gemstone
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Original General Electric 'Frigéco' Poster
1950s A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Landscape-format commercial poster for the Francophone refrigerator market: white ground with overprinted green field, black and red detailing; ident number 'REF/263' to lower left. 17 grams, 80 x 28 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
General Electric white goods were marketed in French-speaking markets by the Frigéco company in the post-WWII era. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Saint Nicholas
19th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
Representing Saint Nicholas of Myra with a book in his left hand and making the gesture of blessing with his right, dressed as a bishop with sticharion, covered by omophorion, and surmounted by an epitrachelion embroidered with crosses; the saint flanked by Jesus and Virgin Mary, Christ holding the gospel, Mary the bishop’s epitrachelion; Cyrillic inscriptions 'Saint Nikolaos the Wonderworker (СВЯТЫЙ НИКОЛА ЧУДОТВОРЕЦ), Iesus Christos (ΙΣ ΧC) and Mother of God (ΜΡ ΘΥ)' on the enamelled background. 348 grams, 10.7 cm
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 icon features meticulous craftsmanship typical of Orthodox iconography. The enamel colours, despite the passage of time, retain their vibrant intensity, highlighting the key elements of the depicted images. The refined details and use of enamel give depth and luminosity to the icon, making it a precious example of the Russian Orthodox tradition. -
Renaissance Bronze Glove Ring with an Inkwell
Italy, 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Flat-section hoop with raised rim to each edge, tubular shank with frieze of robed figures between decorated arches and with pendant fronds above; domed lid with hinge and catch, stepped rim and chamber. 115 grams, 64.40 mm overall, 22.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y 1/2, USA 12 1/4, Europe 28.2, Japan 27)
Private collection, UK.
