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LOT 1923
Jerusalem Cross with Inlaid Mother of Pearl and Relics of Saint Serafin
19TH CENTURY A.D.
18 3/8 in. (372 grams, 46.6 cm).
Comprising an olive wood cross on a triangular base with inlaid nacre and other detailing; lozengiform panels and nail-shaped plates, lateral rods with nacre to the ends; base with central gazed panel revealing three fragmentary supposed relics and label 'S. Serafin C'.
ProvenanceProperty of a Norwich, Norfolk, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesSerafin was born in San Gimignano, Italy. Her family was poor, and her parents both died while she was still young. The child was known for her deeds of penance and humility but an illness afflicted her eyes, feet, and hands so she became paralysed.
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LOT 1923
Jerusalem Cross with Inlaid Mother of Pearl and Relics of Saint Serafin
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Saint Julyttas and Her Son Cyricus
19th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With polychrome enamel in green, blue and yellow, framed by a square border with pointed doom, representing Saint Julyttas and her son Cyricus, surrounded by Saints; on the top, Christ Pantokrator, nimbate, making the gesture of blessing and holding a Gospel, seated upon a cloud and surrounded by Cyrillic letters 'ΙC ΧΡ' (Jesus Christ); Cyrillic inscriptions above some of the saints. 325 grams, 13.5 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.
Made of bronze with brightly coloured enamels, this icon was intended for private devotion, often carried by pilgrims and Orthodox believers for spiritual protection. St. Julyttas and her son Cyricus (Ки́рик и Иули́тта), among the most venerated figures in Russian tradition, are depicted in the centre, surrounded by other saints, a symbol of the communion of the righteous. -
Pewter Spoon Collection
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Each with a shallow circular bowl and sturdy stem, six with a stamped X-motif within pelletted border to the bowl, and two with three stamped rosettes above letters(?). 839 grams total, 16.5 cm
Acquired in the Netherlands in the 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Egyptian Style Stone Amulet Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three stylised plummets and three pesesh-kef amulets. 7.75 grams total, 18-28 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
