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LOT 2026
Imperial German Kriegsmarine Medical Officers Shoulder Board and Another
19TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (49 grams total, 10.7-11.3 cm).
Group of two shoulder boards, one for a medical officer with applied caduceus badge and interlaced ribbons, the other for an officer (no device attached). [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 2026
Imperial German Kriegsmarine Medical Officers Shoulder Board and Another
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Civil War and Later Lead Musket and Pistol Ball Group
Circa 17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Mixed group of musket and pistol shot, some with impact damage. 1.11 kg total, 7-24 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Aquamarine Gemstone with Mughal Princess in Gold Ring
Circa 17th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Ellipsoid in plan intaglio showing a profile female bust with elaborate tiered headdress and collars; set in a later gold ring. 8.26 grams, 25.37 mm overall, 17.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
From the private collection of Rev. Nathaniel Evans, Worthing, Sussex, UK, thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12934-245934.
These portraits, realised on objects of minor art like glyptics, give a glimpse of the type of jewels and gems realised during the Mughal era. They illustrated the gem connoisseurship of the Mughal Era at its pinnacle. -
Painted Wooden Icon with Saints Boris and Gleb
Russia, 16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Painted on a wooden board with gessoed surface, tempera on wood panel with kovcheg (recessed central panel on the obverse) executed on a pale yellow ground; Boris and Gleb depicted on horseback wearing Russian 16th century Boyar costume, both with nimbus, each with a lance and pennant; on the right upper corner, God is represented as a half figure making a blessing gesture, inscription in Greek letters 'ΙϹ ΧϹ' (ΙΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ = Jesus Christ); rectangular wooden board with mounting slots to reverse. 1 kg, 32 x 26.5 cm
; good condition, losses to the borders, areas of retouching.
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12927-246338.
Boris and Gleb, Princes of old Rus Nation, were the sons of Vladimir of Kiev, the first Christian Prince of Rus; according the history they were killed in 1015 and 1019 in the civil struggles for the succession to the Kiev’s throne, and sanctified for their faith. Standards with their image were worn by the medieval Russian army.
