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LOT 1923
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1/8 in. (46 grams, 38.5 cm).
Restrung using mainly tabular beads interspersed with small oblate glass beads, a large spherical bead to each finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London art market.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Tudor Terracotta Money Box
Circa 16th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Onion-shaped container with knop handle, slot to the upper face. 387 grams, 13.8 cm
Acquired prior to 2000. Ex private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK. -
Wooden Icon of the Virgin Mary Blessed by Angels
Asia Minor, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Painted on a wooden board with raised frame, gessoed surface with painting of Mary adored by four kneeling females around her and three winged angels above; Mary clad in deep red floor-length robe with dark blue mantle; bearded God in upper corner releasing a dove (The Holy Spirit) towards her; Mary's nimbus emphasised with a gilt metal crescent around the head, with repoussé wreath detailing and pellets to the border; pins and suspension link to one edge of the frame. 755 grams, 21.6 x 29 cm
Ex Mehlis Auctions, Berlin, Germany. From an important collection of icons.
The view of Mary as the Comforter of the Afflicted is one of the oldest in the church. Here the painter combines the theme of the consoling mother with that of her being calling by God as Mother of Life, with the angels in devotion, while desperate human beings crowd at her feet. Here, God is sending his spirit in the form of a dove, to sanction the union between heaven and earth confirmed by Mary, who is the vas Christi. -
Byzantine Style Agate Cameo Depicting Christ Blessing
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Ellipsoid plaque with high-relief nimbate figure of Christ with open book. 5.2 grams, 26 mm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
