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LOT 2307
Egyptian Style Bust of a Mummy
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (146 grams, 10.1 cm).
Wearing a tripartite wig and a broad collar, heart-shaped body; after the antique. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired by the present owner from a gallery in London, UK, circa 1979.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Seals and Scaraboids
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including fusiform, plano-convex and other types; after the antique. 46 grams total, 14-31 mm
From the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Large Sasanian Style Carved Rock Crystal Bead
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Spherical melon bead with finely carved grooves. 161 grams, 50 mm
Private collection, UK. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Extended Deesis
19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £43
Depicting Deesis with Jesus at the centre, Saint Mary on the left and Saint John the Baptist on the right; Jesus seated upon a throne, depicted with the open Gospel in his left hand and raising his right hand in blessing; Mary, with veiled head and mantle, wearing a maphorion mantle over an embroidered robe and holding a scroll; the Deesis surrounded by a theory of saints, with Saint Zosima and Saint Sabbas making the Proskynesis in front of the Christ; Old Slavic inscription above the figures: 'ΙC ΧΡ' (Jesus Christ). 67 grams, 64 mm
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.
The Deisis or Deesis (Деисус, Gk. for “supplication”) was the depiction of the Virgin, John the Baptist and possibly other saints interceding with Christ on behalf of mankind.