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LOT 1832
Ethnographic Wooden Walking Stick, Club and Other Items
20TH CENTURY A.D.
35 3/4 in. (3.7 kg total, walking stick: 91 cm).
Comprising: a walking stick with a profile bust; a club with tapering handle and ribbed finial; two pieces of decorative fabric; a glazed painting of an ascetic. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired London, UK.
Property of a Harwich gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Tudor Henry VIII Tin Supporters Purse Badge
1509-1547 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Bearing the bust of a bearded man dressed in elaborate Tudor clothing and wearing a wide-brimmed hat, Tudor rose on the breast band. 13.3 grams, 37 mm
Found New Sheriff Hutton Industrial Estate, Yorkshire, UK, in July 2006. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an illustrated record card by Jim Halliday. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This type of badge would have been attached to the lid of a purse; other examples were worn as brooches and pierced for attachment when the pin had broken off. -
Stained Glass Panel with the Visit of St Mary to St Elizabeth
Flemish, 19th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
In late 15th century style, showing Mary and Elizabeth embracing on the foreground, both with covered heads and wearing a long tunica talaris with a cloak; their husbands Zacharias and Joseph behind dressed in long green robes, Joseph wearing a yellow cap and holding a pastoral staff; architectural background and inscription in medieval Flemish at the bottom 'BEZOEK VAN DE MAAGD MARIA AAN ELISABETH’ (the Visit of Virgin Mary to Elizabeth) in uncial letters; some restoration. 4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm
Some restoration.
From a war-damaged church in Belgium. Ex property of a late Northumberland collector. From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The scene commemorates Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth after receiving the announcement that she would become the mother of Jesus (Luke, I, 39-45). In this guise, Mary is called Our Lady of the Visitation or Mary Most Holy of the Visitation. -
Greek Style Black Glazed Aryballos in the Shape of a Hare
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled as a reclining hare with raised head and long ears resting along the back, small spout supported by the front legs; dimpled body. 80.2 grams, 10.7 cm
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
