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LOT 2232
Civil War Iron Shot Collection
17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 2 3/8 in. (1.66 kg total, 37-61 mm).
Comprising small grape or canister shots, and a larger shot, likely for a smoothbore cannon. [4, 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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Post Medieval Stone Mortar with Heads
18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Squat in profile with four radiating lugs to the rim with low-relief facial detailing, one with a shallow pouring channel above. 1.4 kg, 15.6 cm
Private UK collection. Acquired in the 1980s. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Georgian 'Thames' Iron Scissors
Mid 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Pointillé decoration to the body, keeled blades and small loop handles, mechanism still working. 54.1 grams, 17 cm
Found on the Thames foreshore in the 1980s. 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. -
Mount Athos Wooden Cross with the Crucifixion and the Baptism
Circa 1669 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Showing the Evangelists and the Crucifixion with Saint Mary, Saint John and Saint Longinos on one side with Greek inscription 'STAVROSIS (Η ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣΙΣ = the Crucifixion)' above; the Baptism on the other side with Greek inscription 'VANGELISMOU (Η ΒΑΝΓΕΛΙΣΜΟΥ = the Apparition)' above, evangelists depicted above and below with the angels Gabriel and Michael to the sides. 93 grams, 19.5 cm
Acquired from Portobello Road, London, in the 1980s. 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.
The term ‘Dodekaorton cross’ is the most appropriate for this category of crosses and is used in other codices of the post-Byzantine period. These small crosses were used by the Hieromonks for blessings to the faithful and in various processions and liturgies, and were often mounted with frames made of precious materials. The carving of wooden crosses is regarded as an art traditionally practiced by Athonite monks. Ioannis Komninos in 1698 and the Jesuit priest Braconnier in 1706 both refer to the carved wooden pectorals and crosses made by the monks in order to provide themselves with a livelihood.
