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LOT 1962
Miscellaneous Vintage Pin Badge Collection
CIRCA 1980S A.D.
1 - 2 1/4 in. (33 grams total, 24-56 mm).
Including 'Amnesty International', 'I'm Not a Tourist ... I Live Here' and other types. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a S.W. London gentleman, acquired in the 1970s.
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LOT 1962
Miscellaneous Vintage Pin Badge Collection
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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White Metal and Enamel Ring Collection
20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including triquetra, knotwork, sliding-chain and other types. 46.7 grams total, 20-26 mm
From a Tyne and Wear, UK, collection. -
Veneto-Cretan Icon with Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
17th century A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Depicting the martyrs freezing to death in a lake in Cappadocia, clad only in their undergarments (esophoria); Jesus above, dressed in gold and red, offering the crowns of martyrdom as a sign of reward; a tower to the side of the martyrs; Greek inscriptions: inside the gold nimbus 'O ѾN' (= The Only One who always exists), the inscription above the martyrs reading: 'Οι Άγιοι Τεσσαράκοντα Μάρτυρες = The Saint Holy 40 Martyrs'. 810 grams, 30 x 22.5 cm
Acquired on the European art market. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13063-249294.
The icon depicts the martyrdom of the 40 soldiers of the Legio XII Fulminata, who died in a frozen lake in Cappadocia in 320 AD. The drama experienced by these courageous men, nourished by their faith in Christ, is evocatively expressed. Their frozen bodies are painted in ochre and olive green, reflecting the stages of their agony. Christ is offering them crowns of glory from heaven as a sign of reward. The cult of the 40 Martyrs spread rapidly, first in Constantinople, where several churches were dedicated to them, then in the Balkans and Russia. -
Post Medieval Cameo of a Female Portrait
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Ellipsoid in plan with reserved female profile bust, wreath to the brow. 7.38 grams, 39 mm
Private collection, England.
