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LOT 0368
Icon with Saint Alexandra Basil the Great, Feodor and Eudokia
LATER 19TH CENTURY A.D.
12 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (1.27 kg, 31 x 25 cm).
Tempera on wood panel with silver-gilt basma reveal; gilt field with four nimbate figures standing in three-quarter view; the two outer figures each in floor-length female robe with wimple and open-fronted mantle; inner figures bearded with sumptuous vestments, each holding a codex; above, clouds parted to reveal facing figure with metal nimbus applied to the basma; above this, three nimbate figures in the basma with voids to reveal the painted faces below, repoussé floral motifs to border; Cyrillic legends Vasili (Basil), Aleksandra, Fyodor (Theodore), Ebdokia; mounting bars in recesses to reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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 0368
Icon with Saint Alexandra Basil the Great, Feodor and Eudokia
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Roman Style Soldier Statuette
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Modelled in the round standing on a circular base, dressed in full military gear and sandals, holding an eagle-topped standard in his right hand. 154 grams, 91 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Cutty Sark Tall Ship Copper Muntz Plate
Launched 22 November 1869 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rectangular Muntz metal panel from the hull of the 'Cutty Sark'. 65 grams, 20.5 cm
Acquired from Nauticalia, Ferry Lane, Shepperton-on-Thames, London, UK. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Nauticalia Ltd and The Cutty Sark Trust, and an information sheet on the Cutty Sark. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Cutty Sark was a clipper ship, a type of sailing ship designed for speed and efficiency. Muntz metal (or 'naval brass' or 'yellow metal') is a brass alloy of 60% copper and 40% zinc, with a trace of iron. It is named after George Fredrick Muntz, a metal-roller in Birmingham, England, who commercialized the alloy following his patent in 1832. -
Post Medieval Bronze and Pewter Artefact Group
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: a terret ring; a cross pendant; a quatrefoil mount; two gilt decorative mounts; a cap(?) with wide rim and a loop above; a lead plate with narrow rim with raised pellet decoration. 186 grams total, 32-71 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
