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LOT 2489
Byzantine Reproduction Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3 3/4 in. (118 grams, 94 mm).
Two-piece enkolpion with hinge to upper edge; obverse with Corpus Christi flanked by saints, plaque with 'IC' above and beneath the arms 'ICXC - NHKA'; reverse with standing robed figure in orans pose among four roundels each with a facing bust. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 2489
Byzantine Reproduction Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Georgian Pewter Whistle Group
18th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising one slender, tapering, with a vent on both faces; one squat with a domed upper, knop finial. 41 grams total, 58-60 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Large Brass Ecclesiastical Jug with IHS
Early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Piriform in profile with flared base, strap handle, triangular pouring lip, hinged lid; to the equator a circumferential band with reserved scroll ornament and inset agate cabochon; above, a pounced tondo with reserved 'IHS' monogram and rosette border; lid with thumb-pad and cross on stepped base. 2.32 kg, 48 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
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Post Medieval Wooden Bas Relief Representing a Gentleman Illustrating an Allegory of Avarice
Belgium, Antwerp, 17th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £330
Carved in the half-round, clean-shaven man with cap and flowing hair clutching a bag of coins to his chest with more coins on the surface of the table; mounted on a velvet-covered board with faux-shell detailing to the frame. 689 grams, 33.5 x 27.1 cm
Private collection, Spain, 2024. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13546-262841.
In the historical context of the Netherlands and Flanders (particularly during the 16th and 17th centuries), the depiction of the seven deadly sins was a central theme in moralising and satirical art. The allegory of Avarice was frequently represented in paintings, as well as in sculptures and wooden bas-reliefs intended for furnishings, architectural panels, or private collections.
