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LOT 1799
Bronze Brooch Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 4 7/8 in. (912 grams total, 4-12.3 cm).
Comprising: plate brooches with Roman coin designs; bow brooches with large bronze figures forming the bow. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a European gentleman.
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Ethiopian Manuscript Page with Mary Rescuing the Two Scribes from Devils
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Leaf from a vellum manuscript with hand-coloured image: Mary, right, nimbate in red floor-length robe and blue mantle holding aloft a soul in yellow kilt, its neck seized by two crouching winged dark-skinned demons; a third demon, left, with protruding tongue seizing the upper body of another soul; foreground: two male figures seated on low stools, each with vellum page in one hand and quill in the other; panels of red Coptic text above the scribes, beside their souls; the right edge damaged, left edge folded and pierced for binding. 40 grams, 29.5 x 26 cm
Collection of David Buxton (1913-2003), author of 'Travels in Ethiopia', 1949.
The image is related to the tale of Virgin Mary and the two brothers who were scribes. In this tale, Mary rescues the souls of the scribes who had committed sins whilst they were engaged in writing a copy of the Book of the Miracles of the Virgin Mary. -
Western Asiatic Style Gemstone Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including discoid and tabular types with mainly zoomorphic motifs; after the antique. 29.6 grams total, 17-43 mm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. From a gentleman's private collection. -
Mixed Silver-Coloured Metal Ring Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Each with a cabochon insert, or plaque with profile bust, etc. 87 grams total, 26-37 mm
Ex London art market, Mayfair, London, UK, 1990s.
