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LOT 2161
Framed Original Coloured Book Plate with Knights Fighting
CIRCA 1843 A.D.
16 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. (1.07 kg, 42.5 x 29 cm).
Leaf from a 19th century book with illustrations of armoured figures attacking each other on horseback, hand-coloured with watercolours; printed 'Knights Fighting' title below; with card reveal and glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, 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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LOT 2161
Framed Original Coloured Book Plate with Knights Fighting
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Post Medieval Gilt Plaque with Winged Cherub
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Depicted with a young face, curly hair, crowned by a halo, six radiating wings with feather detail; two holes for attachment. 33 grams, 19 cm
Acquired Brigantia Antiques, York, UK, circa 2007. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The plaque represents the central applique of a riphidion, an ecclesiastic fan worn by the Deacons during the Liturgical celebration of the Orthodox Church. The iconography refers to the Cherubim, the Angelic creatures with many wings and many eyes, ‘Singing the triumphal hymn, exclaiming, proclaiming, and saying' Holy, holy, holy. Fans are appointed to symbolise the invisible presence of the angels during significant liturgical acts. They are carried in the Great Entrance while the choir sings, ‘We who mystically represent the Cherubim and who sing the thrice-holy hymn to the life-creating Trinity, now lay aside all cares of this life, that we may receive the King of All, who comes invisibly escorted by the angelic host’. The altar servers take the place of angels, and they carry seraphic fans like the ancient Roman soldiers who carry the banner of their regiment. -
Post Medieval Bronze Eagle Finial
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With wings partly spread, sockets to the underside of the feet. 131 grams, 88 mm
Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Post Medieval Gilt Hair Pin Group
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: pin with hollow-formed stepped bulb; pin with canatille rosette; pin with canatille spray of leaves and flowers with granule detailing. 33 grams total, 8.7-12.3 cm
Acquired Brigantia Antiques, York, UK, circa 2006. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
