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LOT 1791
Mixed Pendant Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 5/8 in. (85 grams total, 34-68 mm).
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal pendants, two with applied peacock images, and other types. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a South West London gentleman.
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Ethiopian 'Miracle of Mary' Manuscript Leaf
Circa 1500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Vellum leaf with pricked guidelines for placement of two columns of black-ink text in Ge'ez script with red detailing; recto with nineteen lines of text; verso with text and polychrome painted scene of figures beside a house and distribution of drink. 13 grams, 26.5 x 23.5 cm
Acquired on the New York art market, circa 2000. Ex central London gallery.
With the royal patronage for her cult given by the Gondar’s Kings, Virgin Mary's role as a maker of miracles became predominant and apocalyptic metaphors and narrative gained importance in pictorial representations, such as those in the manuscripts. Her eschatological role continued to evolve until the eighteenth century, when she was portrayed in an icon as a celestial empress. -
Mixed Ring Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal finger rings each with a coral-coloured insert, and one with a turquoise insert. 86 grams total, 26-36 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman. -
Framed Watercolour Painting Pair by Assad Irani
Persia, early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Each showing a nobleman standing right, leaning on a sword, concentric borders and gold-coloured stipple-effect, signed by an Iranian artist Assad Irani; both mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 2.45 kg total, each 42 x 32 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
