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LOT 2169
Chinese Archaic Style Bronze Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 in. (3.15 kg, 30.5 cm wide).
With dish-shaped profile to the body, three radiating stub legs, scooped square handles to the everted rim; low-relief cloud pattern ornament; after the antique.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection.
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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Gemstone Collection
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising: profile male and female busts in carnelian and other stones; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.66 grams total, 14-18 mm
Private collection, England. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Icon with Saint Anthony the Abbot and Saint Charalambos
Early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Saint Anthony the Great on the left, represented in monastic dress holding a scroll of holy writings with his left hand; Saint Charalambos dressed as a bishop, with a green sticharion embroidered in gold, covered by a pink gold embroidered phelonion, a gold embroidered square epigonation with blue edges, and a long orange gold embroidered epitrachelion, holding a gold covered gospel with the image of Christ's resurrection with his left hand; tempera on wood. 558 grams, 25 x 18.6 cm
Acquired from Portobello Road, London, in the 1990s. 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.
Saint Anthony the Great, who lived in the 3rd-4th century A.D., was the father of the Eastern Monachism. According to the tradition, Saint Charalambos was martyrised in 202 A.D. He is the protector of prosperity and health -
Charles II Engraved Gold Memento Mori Skull Ring
Dated 1687 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
With stylised skull flanked by foliage to the outer face, engraved in copperplate to the inner face: 'T.D - obyt - 8.Octo=87'. 4.74 grams, 21.20 mm overall, 18.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an East Sussex collector. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.