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LOT 1954
Greek Style Gold Pendant with Male Bust
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
5/8 in. (0.90 grams, 17 mm).
Discoid repoussé pendant with applied ropework border and diademed male bust at the centre, applied granule beneath the suspension loop.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Large Cretan Wooden Icon Fragment of Deesis with Christ Pantocrator and Saint John the Prodromos
Circa 1670 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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.
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. -
Icon with Riza of Entrance to Jerusalem
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Painted on a wooden board and covered with a brass riza, with mounting panel to the reverse, depicting the entrance of Christ in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday riding a donkey; crowd within the city wall; followers of Christ in the gateway; Christ with golden nimbus and letters 'ω', 'C' reversed and 'Н'; Greek script title above reciting: 'Η ΒΑΙΦΟΡΟC (Βαϊοφόρος)' (the one who is riding the mule); the background with rocks, tree and the walls of Jerusalem; arabesque decoration to the borders and corners; accompanied by a wooden stand. 762 grams total including stand, Icon: 30.5 x 22.5 cm
Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
The scene represents a well-known part of the Gospels that describe the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. He makes a grand entrance into the city on a donkey to fulfil the prophecy of Zechariah, “Tell the city of Zion, look, your king is coming to you! He is humble and rides on a donkey and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” The scene is synthetized in the Greek expression ‘Βαϊοφόρος'. -
Gold and Diamond Pendant Necklace with Pseudo-Coin
21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Necklace of braided gold wire; discoid pendant with encrusted guilloche motif, central pseudo-coin with profile bust; pendant hallmarked '750 Ru.64'. 50.53 grams, 50 cm
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12923-244255.
The profile bust here represented is a portrait of Alexander the Great, fashioned after coins of the Macedonian leader.
