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LOT 1966
Large Commonwealth Period Lead Seal
MID 17TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (37.4 grams, 49 mm).
Lead bag-seal comprising two roundels joined by a short strap; onverse - heater shield with cross and sword (arms of London) and legend 'DE LONDINO' (from London); reverse with winged angel and border with legend '+ GLORIA IN EXCELSIS 16[..]' (glory in the heavens) and date. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx P Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s.
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Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Saints Zosima and Sabbas
Circa 1820 A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Depicting Saint Zosima and Saint Sabbas in front of the Solovetsky Monastery; both nimbate and dressed inAbbot’s garments, holding the model of the monastery offered to God, represented in the sky as a dove upon a cloud; arabesque frame; inscriptions in Old Slavonic with the names of the saints. 108 grams, 88 mm
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.
Saints Zosima and Sabbas or Sabbatius were highly venerated Orthodox saints, founders of the Solovetsky Monastery, a fortified monastery located in the White Sea in Northern Russia. This double portrait shows Zosima and Sabbas holding up a model of their religious institution, which resembles a small medieval city. Solovetsky Monastery obtained big investments from the city of Novgorod and established itself as one of the richest monasteries in Russia.