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LOT 1920
Framed Scarlet Ibis in Flight on Linen
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (1.1 kg, 44.5 x 32 cm).
Three scarlet ibis about to land on a tree top, sometimes called red ibis Eudocimus ruber, they are a species of ibis in the bird family Threskiornithidae which inhabits tropical South America; printed on linen with 'Sb' monogram to lower middle; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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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Pewter Spoon Collection
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising eight spoons with shallow circular bowls, seven with a rectangular-section stem and one with a lentoid-section stem. 511 grams total, 15 cm
Acquired in the Netherlands in the 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Icon with Saint Anthony the Abbot and Saint Charalambos
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Saint Anthony the Great on the left, represented in monastic dress holding a scroll of holy writings with his left hand; Saint Charalambos dressed as a bishop, with a green sticharion embroidered in gold, covered by a pink gold embroidered phelonion, a gold embroidered square epigonation with blue edges, and a long orange gold embroidered epitrachelion, holding a gold covered gospel with the image of Christ's resurrection with his left hand; tempera on wood. 558 grams, 25 x 18.6 cm
Acquired from Portobello Road, London, in the 1990s. Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Saint Anthony the Great, who lived in the 3rd-4th century A.D., was the father of Eastern Monachism. According to the tradition, Saint Charalambos was martyred in 202 A.D. He is the protector of prosperity and health. -
Western Asiatic Style Agate Bead and Mount Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Comprising: seven keeled lentoid-shaped beads pierced through the underside; three domed with triple piercings on the underside; one flat biconical bead; one rectangular flat bead; one keeled tongue-shaped bead, pierced through each corner on the underside; some with remains of metal wire within the piercings. 133 grams total, 22-36 mm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
