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LOT 1970
Copper-Alloy Artefact and Ceramic Tile Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1/2 - 6 in. (5.9 kg total, 1-15 cm).
Comprising complete and fragmentary items including: Dutch glazed tiles; a Bronze Age dagger blade; buckles, figures, thimbles, coins, seals, chapes, furniture and other fittings; together with other miscellaneous items. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Indo-Portuguese Painted Wooden Box
Gujarat, late 17th-early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Featuring iron strap hinges, nails and clasp, polychrome painted motifs to each face displaying scrolling tendrils, geometric ornament and pairs of animals in formal garden settings; to the front face, two figures armed with swords facing each other, small animals bounding around their heels. 2.2 kg, 40 cm
with Setdart Subastas, 28 September 2022, lot 35276208. Ex central London gallery. -
Portrait Cameo Gemstone in Gold Ring
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
The onyx cloison displaying a carved male bust in profile right, set into a later gold ring with scooped shoulders. 5.48 grams, 26.02 mm overall, 18.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1970. -
Ethiopian Magic Scroll with Archangel Michael
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a folded length of thin leather or vellum, with lines of Ge'ez text in black and red ink, coloured figural illuminations at the top depicting the winged Archangel Michael brandishing a sword, wearing a richly decorated lembd as a covering cloak. 32 grams, 35 cm
Stephen Keynes collection (1927-2017). Ex central London gallery.
Ethiopian phylacteries or parchment scrolls combined apotropaic prayers and images. These ‘magic scrolls’ utilise only a few designs that derive from Christian imagery, namely the holy rider, the sword-bearing angel Michael, and the cross. Here the text asks intervention and protection from Saint Michael, commander of the heavenly Host. Interestingly, the accoutrement of the Angel reflects that of the military Ethiopian elite in 19th century A.D.
