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LOT 1899
English Linen-Fold Oak Panel Pair
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (708 grams total, 24-24.2 cm each).
Each rectangular with reserved linen-fold motif and central branch motif with triangular frond to each end; hand-tooling to the reverse. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various UK auction houses.
Property of a Kent collector.
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Post Medieval Bronze Artefact Collection
1500-1700 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including crotal bells, belt mounts and other items. 110 grams total, 29-68 mm
Found North Yorkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SWYOR-DB4371. -
Ethiopian Manuscript Page with Mary Rescuing the Two Scribes from Devils
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Leaf from a vellum manuscript with hand-coloured image: Mary, right, nimbate in red floor-length robe and blue mantle holding aloft a soul in yellow kilt, its neck seized by two crouching winged dark-skinned demons; a third demon, left, with protruding tongue seizing the upper body of another soul; foreground: two male figures seated on low stools, each with vellum page in one hand and quill in the other; panels of red Coptic text above the scribes, beside their souls; the right edge damaged, left edge folded and pierced for binding. 40 grams, 29.5 x 26 cm
Collection of David Buxton (1913-2003), author of 'Travels in Ethiopia', 1949.
The image is related to the tale of Virgin Mary and the two brothers who were scribes. In this tale, Mary rescues the souls of the scribes who had committed sins whilst they were engaged in writing a copy of the Book of the Miracles of the Virgin Mary. -
Mixed Silver-Coloured Metal Ring Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Each with a glass cabochon insert to the bezel. 90 grams total, 27-32 mm
Ex London art market, Mayfair, London, UK, 1990s.
