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LOT 1971
Ethiopian Folding Wooden Diptych Icon
16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (77 grams, 17.2 cm wide).
With incised voided cross to the outer face, inside a painted diptych of St George on horseback overcoming a dragon, and Mary Theotokos with the infant Jesus. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland, 2009.
Ex central London gallery.
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Brass Spouted Lota
Mughal, 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Composed of a squat body with raised medial bands, vertical ribbing above and below, broad neck with everted rim, splayed foot and collared spout; maker's mark or other motif to base. 1.2 kg, 17 cm wide
Fine condition.
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