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LOT 2174
Civil War and Later Musket and Pistol Ball Collection
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (4.96 kg total, 27.3 x 17 cm including box).
A large quantity of lead projectiles, some impacted. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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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'Our Lady of the Flames' Figural Scene
15th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Carved in the half-round frieze fragment or devotional sculpture of the Madonna del Fuoco, facing female in wimple and long robe with her right arm bent forward, left arm extended above a child gripping the folds of her robe; billowing flames surrounding the pair; mounted on a custom-made stand. 10.55 kg total, 37.7 cm including stand
Acquired Lukas Pearsie, Suffolk, 2012. Property of a Kent collector. From the N.J. collection, Leicester, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Chinese Tang Style Terracotta Horse
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Hollow-formed standing on a rectangular base with head slightly tilted, integral saddle, stirrups and blanket, ornamental bells to the integral harness; traces of pigment. 3.9 kg, 37 cm high
From 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. -
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
