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LOT 2054
Bowl with Figures and Calligraphy
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (1 kg, 20.2 cm wide).
Carinated and decorated with figures and panels of calligraphy between geometric bands. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 2000s.
Property of a Suffolk 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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Russian Icon with Mother of God and Christ
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Representing the Hodegetria, with Mary indicating towards Jesus with her right hand, holding him with her left hand; on the right, a small image of Saint Tekla with veiled head and a long tunica talaris, holding a holy book; the cover set with pearls and semi-precious stones; dedicatory inscription plate in Cyrillic; inscriptions in Greek on the wooden background 'ΜΡ ΘΥ' for 'Mother of God', 'IC XC' for 'Jesus Christ'; over the small image of Saint Tekla Greek inscription 'Ο AΓIA TEKLA'; tempera on wood. 650 grams, 23 x 19.5 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The icon, probably Greek in origin and later covered with beat work in Russia, shows the Virgin in the attitude of Mother of Consolation, or in that of Hodegetria. This is the iconographical type of Virgin Mary one encounters most frequently in an Eastern Orthodox church or home, Hodegetria meaning 'Mother of God Pointing the Way'. The Virgin Mary is shown with the Christ on her lap, her eyes looking at the viewer and her right hand indicating Christ, seeming to say 'Follow Him'. Later icons of the Hodegetria were adorned with gilt-silver covers and jewels like this one. -
Georgian Galleon Swivel Fob Seal Matrix
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Bifacial disc with attachment points for the swivel; obverse: profile bust of a male with beard and plumed helmet; reverse: galleon under sail. 3.99 grams, 16 mm
Acquired from the vendor's grandfather in the 1990s. Property of an Essex collector. 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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Greek Style Stone Recumbent Ram Statue
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Modelled in the round on a rectangular base, the legs folded beneath the body; after the antique. 10.3 kg, 25.5 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
