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LOT 1898
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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LOT 1898
Gemstone Collection
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Painted Wooden Icon with Tobias and the Angel
Russia, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Rectangular board with mounting bar to reverse; central recess with painted scene of Tobias and angel Raphael in a landscape, city wall to rear; the Archangel dressed in a blue long sleeved tunica talaris, and wrapped in a red chlamys, the wings, shoes and the embroidery of the tunic’s cuffs in gold, his left hand raised with his finger pointing up to the sky; Tobias dressed in a short light green chiton with gold embroidery, red trousers and gold boots. 1.7 kg, 36 x 29 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
The icon represents the well known biblical episode of Tobias (Book of Tobit), who, assisted by the Archangel Raphael, went to Ecbatana to meet his cousin Sarah. Raphael told the boy Tobias to catch a fish and to remove its organs, which when burnt were able to drive out the Demon Asmodeus. -
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Large Mesopotamian Style Stone Vessel Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a hollow-formed rhyton with trumpet-shaped filler hole and a repaired leaf-shaped bowl with pouring lip. 1.12 kg total, 13.5-15.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Rosette
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Expanding hoop with linear decoration on each side of the bezel, bezel formed of small floral motifs forming a large rosette. 5.44 grams, 25.52 mm overall, 18.69 x 17.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
