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LOT 1844
Mixed Ring Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (67 grams total, 23-34 mm).
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal finger rings each with an applied bezel, including one heart-shaped with floral motif, one a peacock with lobed tail, and other types. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a South West London gentleman.
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Russian Wooden Icon with Virgin Donskaya with Silver Basma
Circa 1700 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
With slots and mounting panels to the reverse; sheet silver basma composed of decorative impressed strips trimmed to the outline of the painted image; icon of 'Virgin Donskaya' (Our Lady of the River Don), Mary wearing a dark purple veil and mantle with jewelled trim and tasselled fringe to the crook of the arm, infant Jesus supported by her right arm; rectangular panels with monograms flanking Mary's head; 'ΜΡ' and 'ΘΥ' (Μήτηρ (τοῦ) Θεοῦ = Mother of God), over the child inscription in Greek letters 'ΙϹ ΧϹ' (ΙΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ = Jesus Christ), three letters (only two visible) inside the nimbus of Christ representing the continuous divine self-existence of Christ as God ('O ѾN' = The Only One who always exists). 1.05 kg, 31.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Ex property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.
The original of this icon (Our Lady of the Don) is a 14th century icon, with the characteristics of the Eleusa (Virgin of the tenderness), by the great painter Theophan the Greek, circa 1382-1395, held in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. -
Post Medieval Bronze Trade Weight Collection
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Discoid types with socket to one face, stamped values. 260 grams total, 24-47 mm
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK. From a North London collection, 1990s. -
Post Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle Group
Circa 16th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Mixed group of buckles, mainly double-loop types, harness and stirrup fittings. 893 grams total, 26-74 mm
Found Hertfordshire, UK.
