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LOT 0391
German Silver-Gilt and Enamelled Figure of a Sailor
17TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (31.62 grams, 54 mm).
The mariner modelled in a lively stance, holding a coiled rope in both hands, which falls in a naturalistic spiral at his feet, wearing a brimmed and gilt-edged cap, a red enamelled doublet with chased detail, and voluminous green enamelled trunk-hose, his boots and gloves parcel-gilt.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
LiteratureCf. British Museum, The Mechanical Galleon by Hans Schlottheim, Augsburg, 1580–1590, inv. 1866,1030.1, with deck figures of sailors; Victoria and Albert Museum, nef by Esaias zur Linden, Nuremberg, before 1628, inv. M.425-1956, with enamelled mariners; Victoria and Albert Museum, nef, Regensburg, c. 1610, inv. M.15-1954, with related figures; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ship (Nef), Nuremberg, c. 1609–1620, inv. 17.190.319, showing similarly enamelled crew; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ship (Nef), Augsburg, Heinrich Winterstein, c. 1620, inv. 17.190.318; the British Museum, nef, France/Switzerland, c. 1530 with later additions, inv. AF.3059.
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LOT 0391
German Silver-Gilt and Enamelled Figure of a Sailor
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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Current Winning Bid: £1,250
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Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Saints Zosima and Sabbas
Circa 1820 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Depicting Saint Zosima and Saint Sabbas in front of the Solovetsky Monastery, both nimbate and dressed in the Abbot’s garments, holding the model of the monastery offered to God, represented in the sky as a dove upon a cloud; arabesque frame; inscriptions in Old Slavonic with the names of the saints. 108 grams, 88 mm
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Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952
Circa 1950 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Card slipcase with printed engraving of an urn amid rustic ruins with legend 'Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Vi Iano'; card-mounted prints comprising: church tower and square 'Roma La Chiesa di Santi Giovanni e Paolo / Disignato di Antonio Carbonati'and with handwritten dedication above 'To Mr. John Alexis Alexander With my best wishes, Rome 16.xii.1952 S[alvatore] Rebecchini, Mayor of Rome'; Trevi fountain with legend 'Veduta della Fontana di Trevi anticamente detta l'Acqua Veraine'; section of wall and tower with legend 'Veduta del lato posteriore del Mauseleo di Cecilia Metella....'; Colosseum with legend 'Veduta dell' Amfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo....'; prospect of the Vatican and foreground with egend 'Veduta dell'insigne Basilica Vaticana coll'ampio Portico e Piazza Adjacente...'; view of the fountain and monument in the Piaza navona with legend 'Veduta di Piazza navonasopre le rovine del Circo Aganate'; ruined temple with legend 'Veduta del Tempio detto della Concordia'; Arch of Constantine with legend 'Veduta dell'Arco di Costantino'; interior of St.Peter's basilca with legend 'Veduta interna della Basilica di S.Petro in Vaticano'; church of Santa maria with legend 'Veduta della Facciata di dietro della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore'; bridge and castle with legend 'Veduta del Ponte e Castello Sant'Angelo'. 710 grams total, 49.5 x 35 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
