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LOT 2054
Ethiopian Painted Parchment of Virgin Watching Christ being Nailed to the Cross
CIRCA 1780 A.D.
10 7/8 in. (10 grams, 27.7 cm).
Rectangular vellum fragment with painted image of the Crucifixion to obverse, five lines of Ge'ez script above; reverse with sixteen lines of script. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Los Angeles, USA, until 1999.
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LOT 2054
Ethiopian Painted Parchment of Virgin Watching Christ being Nailed to the Cross
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Imperial German Kriegsmarine Medical Officers Shoulder Board and Another
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Group of two shoulder boards, one for a medical officer with applied caduceus badge and interlaced ribbons, the other for an officer (no device attached). 49 grams total, 10.7-11.3 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Bronze Seal Matrix with Emperor Charles IV
18th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Discoid in plan with pierced flange handle to reverse; incuse image of a facing enthroned monarch with orb and sceptre in his hands, crown topped by a cross, two heater shields to the sides, on with a lion rampant and the other with a spread eagle; legend 'MIE.REZ', 'ET. BOE'; outer band with Lombardic legend 'AVGVSTVS. KAROLVS . QVARTVS . DIVINAE.FAVENTE . MEME[...]' referring to Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. 143 grams, 62 mm
Private collection, UK. -
Large Post Medieval Bronze Plaque
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Discoid in plan and slightly domed with loop to the edge; central facing bust wearing a diadem; field with embossed rosettes and other ornament. 118 grams, 10.5 cm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
