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LOT 1879
Chinese Style Lidded Glass Vessel with Beast Hook
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 5/8 in. (230 grams, 19.3 cm).
Squat body with stylised wing motif to each side and the handle formed as a fan-shaped tail, long curving neck with a beast-head finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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 Icon with Saint Anthony the Abbot and Saint Charalambos
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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 Eastern Monachism. According to the tradition, Saint Charalambos was martyred in 202 A.D. He is the protector of prosperity and health. -
Indian Style Stone Dagger Handle Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising two curved handles, both with low-relief decoration and one with ibex-head finial. 536 grams total, 12.2-15 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Seated Woman Drawing, Attributed to Fernando Botero (1932-2023)
20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Pencil on paper, showing a lady seated on grass and leaning against a tree, an open book on the foreground, signed to the lower left hand corner 'Botero'. 22 grams, 34 x 29 cm
Private collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
