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LOT 1881
Egyptian Grand Tour Bifacial Tile in Wooden Frame
19TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (1.38 kg total, 24 x 27 cm including stand).
Square limestone panel with low-relief carvings on both broad faces: one side depicts the god Ptah wearing the characteristic tight-fitting skull cap, with a uraeus to the brow, and a collar with a fringe of teardrop pendants; the other side showing a male official with a wig of dense curly hair, a large lentoid eye, and a tiered collar of teardrops, triangular, pellet, and other elements in radiating bands; mounted in a bespoke wooden frame with stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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Egyptian Style Black Granite Eye of Horus Amulet Collection
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Each carved into the wedjat amulet and pierced longitudinally. 28.9 grams total, 20-30 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
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Chinese Style Enamelled Silver-Coloured Metal Pendant Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising an oval pendant set with a red cabochon, enamelled flower above, reverse with Chinese stamp for 'silver', clasp ring hallmarked '925'. 23 grams, 54 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Saint John the Baptist
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With blue champlevé enamel, depicting Saint John the Baptist, portrayed as an elderly man, wearing a camel-skin robe; his left hand holding a scroll with the prophecy of Isaiah, while the right hand is raised in blessing gesture; at the top, Old Slavic Inscription ‘Saint John the Precursor’ (Иоа́нн Предте́ча); pseudo-vegetal background with abstract decorations. 190 grams, 11.8 cm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
John the Baptist is called ‘the Precursor’ because his evangelical mission was to prepare the way for Jesus Christ, announcing his imminent arrival and calling people to repentance and welcome the Messiah. His role as a ‘forerunner prophet’ makes him the link between the Old and New Testaments, as he prophesied the coming of Christ and baptised him in the Jordan River. He was considered the highest among the prophets in the hierarchy of saints of the Orthodox Church.
