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LOT 1863
Ethiopian Diptych Icon of the Virgin and Child with Angels and Saint George
CIRCA 1500 A.D.
3 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (57 grams, 88 x 80 mm).
Carved rectangular diptych with braided thread hinges; left inner panel a painted scene of the St. George on horseback wielding a spear with Ge'ez script text above; right panel with nimbate Virgin Mary, Infant Jesus and flanking angels. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Trotzky & Sanders, New York, 2004.
Ex central London gallery.
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LOT 1863
Ethiopian Diptych Icon of the Virgin and Child with Angels and Saint George
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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Post Medieval Bone China Portrait of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £110
Painted onto bone china in polychrome and gilt, showing the ruler facing, dressed in royal attire. 27 grams total, 64 mm high (82 x 82 mm including box)
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar was the fourth Shah of Qajar, and the third longest reigning ruler in Iranian history. He was assassinated in Tehran on 1st May 1896. He is known for being the first modern Persian monarch to have formally visited Europe and to have written about his travels in his memoirs. -
Large Post Medieval Bronze 'R W' Crotal Bell
1755-1798 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With low-relief radiating petal motif and raised rib to the equator with R and W both between annulets for makers Robert Wells and his son from a foundry at Aldbourne. 100 grams, 61 mm
Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Animal Thimble Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Group of five silver-coloured metal thimbles, each with a domed top surmounted by an animal's head (elephant, horse, goat) and one with a model elephant. 71 grams total, 30-41 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman.
