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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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LOT 1879
Chinese Style Lidded Glass Vessel with Beast Hook
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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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. -
Post Medieval Bronze Face Plaque
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Flat panel with high-relief motif of a facing mask flanked by swirls of hair. 16.7 grams, 29 mm
Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, circa 2004. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by an old handwritten dealer's ticket. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Russian Orthodox Gilt Icon with Saint Seraphim
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Showing Saint Seraphim of Sarov printed on embossed metal-sheet with fabric backing, Cyrillic inscription flanking the elaborate halo. 178 grams, 22.4 x 18 cm
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Saint Seraphim of Sarov (1759-1833) was a renowned Russian monk and mystic whose ascetic practice and counselling in cases of conscience awarded him the title Starets (spiritual teacher).
