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LOT 1893
Mixed Pendant Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 - 2 7/8 in. (172 grams total, 62-72 mm).
Group of two silver-coloured metal pendants comprising: ovoid reliquary with knop finials, one end removable; rectangular plaque with inset yellow metal plaque, four rows of dense calligraphic text. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a South West London gentleman.
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Cretan Wooden Incredulity of St Thomas Icon
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,000
Painted on board with reinforcing panel to the reverse, gessoed surface with painting depicting the resurrected Christ revealing his wounds to St Thomas, who is reaching towards the fifth stigmata with his raised forefinger, the apostles having gathered around the pair witnessing the inspection of the wounds; Christ standing within a framed doorway with gilt dome above. 1.58 kg, 48.5 cm high
Fine condition, some repainting.
Ex property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. 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 no.11545-196368.
The icon represents a well known iconography from the New Testament, Gospel of Saint John, chapter 20, in which the resurrected Christ stands beside ‘Doubting Thomas’, supposedly the most sceptical of the twelve apostles. In this chapter Christ appears to Thomas’s fellow disciples while Thomas himself is absent and upon his return, Thomas’s friends tell him about Christ’s resurrection, which Thomas does not believe in. After eight days pass, Jesus comes again, and this time Thomas is confronted by his Lord: “Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands, and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side, and be not faithless, but believing.” -
Gold Byzantine Style Pendant with Garnet
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Composed of a discoid body and loop with pelletted border, granulation to the face in expanding-arm cross pattern with small interstitial crosses, in a 6th-7th century Byzantine style; central cell with cabochon garnet insert. 4.63 grams, 32 mm
From a collection formed in the 1980s. Ex property of a retired sculptor. -
Post Medieval Cufflink from the Shipwreck of HMS Colossus
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Formed as two ellipsoid plates with ropework border, connected by a sturdy link. 2.05 grams, 23 mm
Ex Divework, Scilly; found HMS Colossus, wrecked 1798. Accompanied by old certificate of authenticity.
