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LOT 2042
Egyptian Style Stone Amulet Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (7.75 grams total, 18-28 mm).
Comprising three stylised plummets and three pesesh-kef amulets. [6, No Reserve]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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Byzantine Style Gold and Garnet Cross Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Cruciform pendant with integral loop and granule below; six cells with a cabochon garnet. 6.96 grams, 56 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Large Marble Standing Nymph on a Stand
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Showing a standing nude nymph with her arms elegantly raised and head tilted back exposing her neck, content expression on her relaxed face and mouth held slightly open showing her top teeth; a see-through garment wrapped around her waist; standing atop a fluted pillar with a floral wreath to the top. 81 kg total, 193 cm
Private collection, London. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with the Birth of the Virgin
19th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Presenting an architectural setting with figures in two chambers framed with cornices, columns and furnitures; the upper chamber showing Saint Anna in birthing bed with two attendants; the lower room with two attendants bathing an infant; on the right Saint Joachim seated upon a cathedra; Old Slavonic inscription reciting ‘The birth of the most holy mother of God’. 230 grams, 98 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.
According to the Protoevangelium of James, Mary's parents were called Anna and Joachim and conceived Mary at a late age.
