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LOT 1872
Continental Miniature Portrait Pair
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 - 3 3/4 in. (80 grams total, 85-95 mm).
Comprising two oval metal frames with glass fronts showing two youthful ladies in period costumes, the larger one with a signature to the right. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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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Stained Glass Panel with the Visit of St Mary to St Elizabeth
Flemish, 19th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
In late 15th century style, showing Mary and Elizabeth embracing on the foreground, both with covered heads and wearing a long tunica talaris with a cloak; their husbands Zacharias and Joseph behind dressed in long green robes, Joseph wearing a yellow cap and holding a pastoral staff; architectural background and inscription in medieval Flemish at the bottom 'BEZOEK VAN DE MAAGD MARIA AAN ELISABETH’ (the Visit of Virgin Mary to Elizabeth) in uncial letters; some restoration. 4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm
Some restoration.
From a war-damaged church in Belgium. Ex property of a late Northumberland collector. From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The scene commemorates Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth after receiving the announcement that she would become the mother of Jesus (Luke, I, 39-45). In this guise, Mary is called Our Lady of the Visitation or Mary Most Holy of the Visitation. -
English Miniature Portrait Pair
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising two profile portraits of a man and a woman in period costumes, the lady shown with an elaborate high hairstyle and large earrings, card set in a metal and wooden frame; inked handwritten note behind the lady's portrait reading 'Miss Baker. Mrs M.A. Aston'. 223 grams total, 14.5 - 15 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic and Asian Style Bronze Statuette Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Comprising: a seated bodhisattva figure on a lotus flower, hands brought together in prayer; a man riding a camel and holding a long staff, possibly a candlestick. 714 grams total, 13.1-18 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.
