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LOT 2124
Georgian Cameo in a later Silver Pendant
18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (6.47 grams, 34 mm).
Set in a silver frame with suspension loop, cameo with profile bust facing right, wearing a flower wreath, narrow band on the forehead, hair gathered in a loose chignon with a short curl falling on the side of the neck.
ProvenanceMr F.D. collection, acquired on the European art market, 1975 to present.
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 2124
Georgian Cameo in a later Silver Pendant
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Georgian Silver 'Love Always' Posy Ring Decorated with Hearts
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising a flat-section hoop with stamped foliate hearts to the outer face, the inner face inscribed in Latin 'SEMPER AMEMVS' for 'Love Always'. 2.90 grams, 20.90 mm overall, 18.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex private collection, 1970s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Large Cretan Wooden Icon Fragment of Deesis with Christ Pantocrator and Saint John the Prodromos
Circa 1670 A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
Depicting Christ Pantocrator and Saint John on his side, hand of Mary visible on the left; the Lord of the Universe represented seated upon a cushioned throne, the right hand in blessing gesture, the left hand holding a Gospel decorated with precious stones; wearing a blue chlamys and red sticharion; Saint John in proskynesis in front of Christ, dressed in a brown vestis talaris; the head of both surrounded by a red halo; later wire for hanging to the reverse with an information sheet in German. 1.8 kg, 57 cm
Ex Hargesheimen Auction House, Dusseldorf, Germany. 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.
The icon represents a middle section from a Deesis of a church iconostasis. Although preserved as a fragment, it is designed in the high style of the late 16th century. -
Post Medieval Livery and Other Button Group
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A large quantity of buttons of various sizes and motifs to the upper face, most with a loop to the reverse. 531 grams total, 10-29 mm
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
