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LOT 2098
Jacobean and Cromwellian Period Glazed Ceramic Miniature Fire Guards
DATED 1605 AND 1654 A.D.
6 - 6 3/4 in. (443 grams total, 15-17 cm).
Each with bell-shaped socket and strap handle; one with white applied decoration including the sun with mask and two flowers with a date of 1605; the other a fragment with reconstituted elements, orange in colour with yellow slashes, star, rosette and partial date '[..]54' for 1654; one restored. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
1605 was the year of the 'Gunpowder Plot', a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament which was foiled when, following an anonymous tip-off, Sir Thomas Knyvet, a justice of the peace, found Catholic plotter Guy Fawkes in a cellar below the Parliament building and ordered a search of the area, finding thirty six barrels of gunpowder. Fawkes was arrested for trying to kill King James I and the members who were scheduled to sit together in Parliament the next day. Fawkes spoke the legendary words: 'Remember, remember, the Fifth of November'.
In 1654 Oliver Cromwell created a union between England and Scotland, with Scottish representation in the Parliament of England.
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LOT 2098
Jacobean and Cromwellian Period Glazed Ceramic Miniature Fire Guards
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Painted Wooden Icon of Virgin and Child
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £65
Mary cradling the infant Christ, Greek text in the field with inscription 'ΜΡ ΘΥ' for 'Mother of God' flanking the Virgin's halo, 'IC XC' for 'Jesus Christ' over the Child's head; to the right a Greek inscription 'ΟΔΙΓΗΤΡΙΑ' (Odighitria); some restoration; a handwritten inscription and a cross to the reverse in Greek, reading 'Eufemia Papadimitriou - born on March, 30, 1932, on Thursday, at the 5.00 p.m.; Vasilios Papadimitriou - born on March, 15, 1934, on Thursday, at the 3.00 p.m.' 614 grams, 29 cm
The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permthrin, as a precaution.
Ex French gallery, Paris.
The icon belongs to the category of Virgin 'Galaktotrophousa' (Γαλακτοτροφουσα, meaning “the Milk-Giver”) celebrated on third July, and showing Mary breast-feeding Jesus. The ancient typology dates from the 6th century A.D. and resided in St. Sabbas’ lavra (a type of monastic community). -
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of lapis beads of various types, including facetted, bone, cuboid and other bead types; restrung. 44 grams, 79 cm long
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s. -
Elizabethan Period Ceramic Fire Brick Group
Circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £48
Each differently sized and displaying a design in relief, including a double-headed eagle with spread wings (a charge associated with Empire), facing busts and a second worn, figural scene. 5.2 kg total, 13.5-14 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
