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LOT 2206
Large Greek Canosan Style Terracotta Figural Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
21 in. (2.56 kg, 53.5 cm).
With a bulbous body and wide foot, the neck formed as a draped female figure with an opening on her back, ribbed strap handle; a flower on each side of the female figure with an emerging head of a lady to the centre (one absent); a large female face to the front of the body with elaborate coiffure and painted necklace. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Group of Seals and Scaraboids
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Including fusiform, plano-convex and other types; after the antique. 46 grams total, 14-31 mm
From the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Post Medieval Wooden Statue of a Franciscan Priest
Philippines, 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Carved in the round standing figure in floor-length robe with cowl; sockets for separate arms and hands; mounted on a display stand. 394 grams total, 27.4 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Icon with Saint Alexandra Basil the Great, Feodor and Eudokia
Later 19th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Tempera on wood panel with silver-gilt basma reveal; gilt field with four nimbate figures standing in three-quarter view; the two outer figures each in floor-length female robe with wimple and open-fronted mantle; inner figures bearded with sumptuous vestments, each holding a codex; above, clouds parted to reveal facing figure with metal nimbus applied to the basma; above this, three nimbate figures in the basma with voids to reveal the painted faces below, repoussé floral motifs to border; Cyrillic legends Vasili (Basil), Aleksandra, Fyodor (Theodore), Ebdokia; mounting bars in recesses to reverse. 1.27 kg, 31 x 25 cm
Acquired on the European art market. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
