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LOT 0376
Ethiopian Manuscript Page with Mary Rescuing the Two Scribes from Devils
17TH CENTURY A.D.
11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. (40 grams, 29.5 x 26 cm).
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollection of David Buxton (1913-2003), author of 'Travels in Ethiopia', 1949.
LiteratureCf. Wallis, Budge, E.A.W., The miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and The life of Hannâ (Saint Anne), and the magical prayers of ʻAhĕta Mîkâêl, London, 1900, pp.55ff., pls.LV-LVII.
FootnotesThe 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.
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LOT 0376
Ethiopian Manuscript Page with Mary Rescuing the Two Scribes from Devils
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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Tudor and Later 'Thames' Leather Shoe Sole Group
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including two with pointed toe, pierced to accept stitching to attach the upper. 120 grams total, 18.5 - 23.1 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector. -
Large Russian Virgin of Vladimir Icon
Circa 1860 A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Depicting nimbate Mary Theotokos with veiled head and wearing a maphorion mantle over a dark blue robe with gold cuffs, inclined towards the infant Jesus supported by her right hand, his left arm wrapped around her neck and the right hand resting on her chest; gilt field and border with colourful enamelled detailing to the corners, roundels and rectangles with monograms and titling, on each side of her head 'ΜΡ ΘΥ' (Μήτηρ (τοῦ) Θεοῦ = Mother of God), over her left shoulder Cyrillic inscription 'Влади́мирская Б.М.' (Vladimir Mother of God), over the child inscription in Greek letters 'ΙϹ ΧϹ' (ΙΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ = Jesus Christ), three letters (only two visible) inside the nimbus of Christ representing the continuous divine self-existence of Christ as God ('O ѾN' = The Only One who always exists); Moscow School. 6.5 kg, 56.5 x 46 cm
Fine condition.
Ex property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no. 11543-196361.
This splendid specimen was probably originally housed in an aristocratic Russian home. The icon of the Virgin Mother of Vladimir with the infant Jesus (the original preserved in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow), probably the most famous icon of all of Russia, was thought to have been created in Constantinople in the early part of 1100s. This image is sometimes referred to as the ‘tenderness icon’, with artists attempting to show the close relationship of mother and son with their cheeks touching as they embrace. -
Renaissance Stained Glass Panel with The Stoning of the Elders
Southern Low Countries, circa 1580 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Ellipsoid plaque in a lead frame depicting two bearded men tied to posts with other figures around picking up stones to throw at them, discarded weapons on the ground; city wall in the background. 351 grams, 27.5 cm wide
De Baecque Vente, Paris, France, 5 March 2022, no.46. Ex central London gallery.
