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LOT 1935
Heavy Roman Style Gold Ring with Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (13.4 grams, 26.37 mm overall, 18.31 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Comprising a lentoid-section tapering hoop, raised border to the cell, inset cameo with incuse profile bust.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Mr W.N., Switzerland.
Acquired from the above, 2009.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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LOT 1935
Heavy Roman Style Gold Ring with Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
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Russian Orthodox Bronze Cross Pendant
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Flat with recessed obverse, reserved Calvary cross with spear and hyssop sponge, Cyrillic legend surrounding; loop finial. 12.24 grams, 54 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Trinity and the Protection of the Mother of God
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Representing the Protection of the Mother of God; the icon within inside a crested kokoshnik (bochka) with triple border; the crest depicting the Trinity, with God the Father and the Son sitting and facing each other across an orb and crucifix; a dove, symbolising the Holy Spirit, hovering above the crucifix; the Trinity inscribed inside a crown of flying angels, sitting at his feet the four living creatures, the Cherubins symbolising the Evangelists: the Lion, the Angel, the Eagle and the Ox; inscription in Old Slavonic beneath the crest, the Mother of God standing slightly left, looking toward God the Son in the upper corner; clouds at her feet and around the upper left corner; thirteen Saints and four Angels above them standing around her. 281 grams, 17.1 cm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
The Icon of the Protection of the Mother of God, or Pokrov (in Old Slavonic), celebrates the Virgin Mary, depicting the Mother of God in prayer, wrapped in her mantle, surrounded by angels and saints. The image is a powerful symbol of protection and a reminder of Marian intercessory prayer, centered on protecting the Christian people from adversity and danger. -
George III Gold Fob Seal Base with Portrait Intaglio
1727-1760 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Rectangular cell with claw setting, fluted panels to underside; inset intaglio portrait bust of a bearded gentleman with fashionable silk collar and gorget. 3.67 grams, 16.3 mm
Found Clanfield, Petersfield, East Hampshire, UK, on 5th August 2017.
