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LOT 1488
Glass Intaglio with Hercules and Nemean Lion
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.78 grams, 20 mm).
An oval glass intaglio presenting a scene depicting Hercules' First Labour: the god wrestling the Nemean lion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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Ethiopian Icon with St George and Virgin
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
A portable wooden diptych icon depicting Bet Giyorgis on horseback on the left, dressed in red mauve riding coat, green cloak and carrying a shaft with iron head; on the right the Nativity scene with Virgin and the Child escorted by the angels. 562 grams, 20 x 15.5 cm
Acquired on the London art market, 2006. UK private collection.
The presence of angels dressed in western garments, the uncovered head of the Virgin and the swords of the angels, could suggest that the diptych is strongly influenced by Italian Renaissance painters. However, the chopping tool used here is particularly Ethiopian, as is the depiction of the Virgin and Child, lacking the care visible in Ethiopian works copied from Italian paintings. Ethiopian paintings influenced by European art can be split into two groups according to Stanislaw Chojnacki: paintings that directly relate to an identified painting, and paintings which borrow themes and details from Western art. In both, however, the Western forms have been simplified to the Ethiopian mode of expression. The horse harness can suggest dating to 16th-17th century A.D. -
Post Medieval 'Thames' William Mathews of London Pewter Plate
Circa 1690 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £48
A pewter plate, the upper face bearing an eagle on a rope base between two plumes; reverse stamped for William Matthews of London, c.1690. 440 grams, 23.7 cm wide
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK. Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK. -
Edwardian Ring with Date
Dated 1906 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A bronze finger ring with foliate ornament to the shoulders, florid bezel with incised date '1906' below horizontal band. 4.81 grams, 25.08 mm overall, 21.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z, USA 12 1/2, Europe 28.77, Japan 27)
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman.
