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LOT 2014
Civil War and Later Lead Musket and Pistol Ball Group [100]
CIRCA 17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3/4 in. (1.57 kg total, 7-21 mm).
Mixed group of musket and pistol shot, some with casting nipple still attached, some with impact damage. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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LOT 2014
Civil War and Later Lead Musket and Pistol Ball Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Iron Musket Ball Scissor Mould and Musket Balls
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a two-part mould with pivoting handles and six lead musket balls. 140 grams total, 1.1-13 cm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Tourist Cutlass in Decorated Copper Covered Scabbard
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Mild-steel blade with incised foliage to each face; hilt with applied bone scales to the grip; copper shell to the wooden scabbard with impressed rosettes and other motifs. 439 grams, 63.2 cm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Painted Wooden Icon with Saints Boris and Gleb
Russia, 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Painted on a wooden board with gessoed surface, tempera on wood panel with kovcheg (recessed central panel on the obverse) executed on a pale yellow ground; Boris and Gleb depicted on horseback wearing Russian 16th century Boyar costume, both with nimbus, each with a lance and pennant; on the right upper corner, God is represented as a half figure making a blessing gesture, inscription in Greek letters 'ΙϹ ΧϹ' (ΙΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ = Jesus Christ); rectangular wooden board with mounting slots to reverse. 1 kg, 32 x 26.5 cm
; good condition, losses to the borders, areas of retouching.
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12927-246338.
Boris and Gleb, Princes of old Rus Nation, were the sons of Vladimir of Kiev, the first Christian Prince of Rus; according the history they were killed in 1015 and 1019 in the civil struggles for the succession to the Kiev’s throne, and sanctified for their faith. Standards with their image were worn by the medieval Russian army.
