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LOT 2065
Macedonian Painted Wooden Triptych Panel with Saint Mercury
17TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (127 grams, 14.5 x 11.9 cm).
Rectangular panel showing a nimbate saint in full armour, supporting a bow and a long spear on his right shoulder, and a shield with his left hand, inscription above; an old handwritten label to the reverse reading 'Judy took it to the British Museum who said it is 17th century from Macedonia. It is only a fragment of the left side of a triptych and is a warrior saint, saint [ ...] os. From George Churchill Xmas 1989'.
ProvenanceThe Cotswold Auction Company, Cheltenham, UK, 14 December 2021, no.97.
Private collection, Suffolk.
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LOT 2065
Macedonian Painted Wooden Triptych Panel with Saint Mercury
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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Chinese Enamelled Bronze Ewer for the Indian Market
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Piriform in profile with detachable lid, curved strap andle and spout, hexagonal base; white enamelled surface with painted tendrils and flowers. 1.5 kg, 31 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Large Marble Relief with Roman-Era Scene of a Boy Presenting a Scroll
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
Rectangular scene with ledge to lower edge; high-relief carved scene depicting a standing male in loosely draped toga, holding the upper edge of a papyrus scroll; beside him, a small boy in similar attire holding the lower two corners of the document; legend in seriffed Roman capitals 'VICTORIAE / AVGVSTO / RE[...]' (to Victoria, to Augustus, ...). 127 kg total including stand, 87.5 cm high
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13393-259011.
The relief recalls the images of the Propaganda Augusti, diffused by Julius Caesar Octavian after his victory over Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra at Actium. The aged man and the boy represent the old and new Roman world meeting in the Principate created by Augustus. -
Grand Tour Greek Red Figure Lekythos
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Rounded body with narrow neck and flared mouth, strap handle to the rear, the body showing a lively Dionysian procession with a satyr holding a long staff at the centre and a cymbal player behind him. 501 grams, 28 cm
Acquired in the early 2000s. From an important collection of a North London, UK, gentleman.
