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LOT 1977
Female Acrobat Painting, Attributed to Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
19 7/8 x 16 in. (98 grams, 50.5 x 40.5 cm).
An unfinished painting of an acrobat with a flowing scarf on the background, signed in pencil to the lower left hand corner 'Bakst 1912'. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020.
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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LOT 1977
Female Acrobat Painting, Attributed to Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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Abstract Green and Buff Glazed Dish
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Broad dish with interrupted basal ring. sage-green field with reserved cream hatched lozenges and other motifs. 897 grams, 24.6 cm
Acquired from older English collections via the UK art market since the mid 1970s. From the private collection of Peran Dachinger, thence by descent. From the family collection of a Maidervale lady, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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. -
Map of La ville d'Eger (Eger in Hungary) by Sebastian Munster
1575 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Woodcut panoramic view of the city with river in the foreground, woodland to the rear and heraldic shield with eagle and fret device; title above 'La ville d'Eger, iadiz subiette a l'empire Romain, & auiordhuy au royaume de Boheme'; title page to reverse. 7.3 grams, 37.5 x 26.7 cm
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
From a French edition of Munster's Cormographia.
