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LOT 2099
Gemstone Collection
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (4.66 grams total, 14-18 mm).
Comprising: profile male and female busts in carnelian and other stones; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [4]
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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Gemstone with Facing Busts
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With domed obverse face and intaglio opposed busts of a man with beard and cap, woman with braided hair; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.21 grams, 18 mm
Private collection, England. -
Terracotta Head of a Bearded Man
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Hollow-formed with wavy hair and beard, trim moustache, mouth slightly open; mounted on a custom-made stand. 5.75 kg total, 33.5 cm including stand
Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12305-215650. -
Post Byzantine Bronze Pendant with Crucifixion Scene
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A portable icon depicting the Crucifixion, Mary and Saint John the Theologian flanking the cross, angels in the upper corners, Golgotha skull under the cross and inscription I.N.R.I. to the upper part of the cross; crenelated frame with hanging loop to the top. 92 grams, 67 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
The scene corresponds to John's Gospel: 'Here is your son.' 'Here is your mother.' (John 19:25-27). Portable icons of this kind were often carried by soldiers or by the travellers during a war, to assure the Divine protection and journey's safety.
