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LOT 2369
Large Post Medieval Bronze Petronel
17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (25 grams, 90 mm).
A cast petronel (model musket) of Type 2 Design 1, with fishtail butt, facetted barrel, c-shaped pan and rectangular trigger guard; punched point motifs to the barrel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lincolnshire, UK.
LiteratureCf. Forsyth, C. & Egan, G., Toys, Trifles & Trinkets. Base-Metal Miniatures from London 1200-1800, London, 2005, item 1.24.
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Mizoram Burmese Amber Bead Necklace with Natural Inclusions
Cretaceous Period, circa 99 million years B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Restrung necklace of dark honey-coloured beads of cylindrical and annular shape formed by hand, containing various organic inclusions. 54 grams, 82 cm
From the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. Acquired in Assam in the 1980s. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from Dr Andrew J. Ross FRES, of the National Museum of Scotland, concerning testing carried out on the necklace.
Dr Ross states: 'The internal fractures and flow planes are consistent with what you see in amber, and although it does not contain any identifiable insect inclusions, the organic fragments that are present and the general colours appear consistent with Burmese amber.' -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Triptych Icon with Christ, Virgin Mary and Saint John
Circa 1820 A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £140
Depicting the Deesis divided in three panels, with Jesus Christ at the centre, Saint Mary on the left panel and Saint John the Baptist on the right; God holding the Gospel in his left hand and raising his right hand in blessing; Mary with veiled head and mantle, wearing a maphorion mantle over an embroidered robe and holding a scroll; Saint John, portrayed as an elderly man, wearing a camel-skin robe, winged and holding a bowl containing an infant with flexed legs and raised right hand, the saint’s right hand pointing toward the infant Jesus, his left hand holding a scroll with the prophecy of Isaiah, while the right hand is raised in blessing gesture; Old Slavic inscription around the figures: 'ΙC ΧΡ' (Jesus Christ); 'ΜΡ ϴΥ'(Mother of God), ‘Saint John the Precursor’ (Иоа́нн Предте́ча); the images framed by a pseudo-vegetal and abstract decorations; the instruments of the Passion and the city of Jerusalem on the cover. 553 grams, 10 cm
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The Deisis or Deesis (Деисус, Gk. for “supplication”) was the depiction of the Virgin, John the Baptist and possibly many more saints interceding with Christ on behalf of mankind. -
Ottoman Empire Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Red Cabochon
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a flat-section hoop with expanding openwork shoulders set with turquoise-coloured glass cabochons, a raised bezel with piecrust edge, and an oval red glass cabochon. 8.41 grams, 30.94 mm overall, 19.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
Prior English collection of Mr A.H.D. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an Ancient Art certificate of authenticity.
