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LOT 1828
Elizabethan Elaborate Carved Wood Panel with Putti and Mythical Beasts
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
18 7/8 in. (932 grams, 48 cm).
Rectangular section of panel frame with egg-and-dart upper band, main panel with frieze comprising: winged putto facing with arms extended; facing anguiped with scrolled tendrils around; facing putto with arms extended feeding a hatched gobbet to a swan being ridden by a second facing putto; all carved in the half-round with undercuts and heavy deailing; mounting rings and wire to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1828
Elizabethan Elaborate Carved Wood Panel with Putti and Mythical Beasts
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising four lapis lazuli scaraboid beads and a scaraboid pendant centrepiece, biconvex lapis lazuli beads with gold-coloured spacers. 42.8 grams, 61 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Ethiopian Diptych with St George and the Dragon
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Comprising two square panels bound together, painted cross motifs to the outside; left hand panels showing a polychrome scene of St George (Bet Gorgis) slaying the dragon and thus saving the princess shown on the left; the right panel showing winged St Tekle Haymanot in orans pose, right leg with a wooden prosthetic and the severed foot show on the ground, standing behind a bearded Saint (Saint Samuel of Waldebba?) in similar pose, wearing a flounced skirt with panther and lion heads, dove to the upper right hand corner. 426 grams, 21 x 21.5 cm
Ex Alistair McAlpine collection, 2004. Ex central London gallery.
According to Leroy, one of the first scholars who extensively studied Ethiopian paintings, the development in Ethiopian art from the middle of the 16th century to the middle of the 18th century followed only one style which emerged as the Gondarene style, named after the capital of the Ethiopian Kingdom, Gondar. Saint George is spearing the dragon with a cross-spear, of which 17th century originals are still visible in the Lalibela Museum. The anatomy of the horse recalls 17th century style, but the horse trappings with the second collar and the high cantle of the saddle are already visible in 15th century icons. -
Framed Erotic Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Bearing four columns of script, divided by an erotic watercolour scene composed of a couple engaging in intercourse, set in opulent surrounds; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 1.7 kg, 58 x 40 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
