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LOT 2061
Ottoman Style Silver Ring Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (241 grams total, 26-31 mm).
Mainly with inset agate, carnelian or other cloison with incuse ornament comprising a bird in flight, insect, regardant beast or other motif. [24]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Greek Wooden Icon with Christ 'O Elkomenos'
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Depicting Christ dressed in a long purple tunica talaris embroidered with long central vertical gold clavi (stripes) and appliques on the cuffs and around the neck; the dress fastened at the waist by a rope; crowned with thorns and holding an olive branch in his hand; Greek inscription 'Ο ΕΛΚOΜΕΝΟΣ' (= the One who came [in the Name of God]), on the background, and three letters inside the nimbus representing the continuous divine self-existence of Christ as God ('O ѾN' = The Only One who always exists); tempera on wood. 303 grams, 19 x 15 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Christ, bound and crowned with thorns, is here represented before his Crucifixion. The icon is intended to depict the humility of Christ, ready to be raised on the cross, bringing peace to the humanity (olive branch). The purple robe represents the royalty of Christ, who nevertheless, despite being King of the Universe, humbles himself for the salvation of mankind. -
Tudor and Later 'Thames' Gaming Piece Collection
16th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: two domino pieces; one discoid with a flower motif to the centre; a rectangular piece with concentric circles to one face. 26.5 grams total, 18-41 mm
Found on various UK sites on the Thames foreshore since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Qajar Hammered Brass Vessel Pair
Isfahan, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Each a piriform vase with narrow foot, deep rounded shoulder, carinated neck and rounded mouth; bands of horizontal scrolled tendril and rosette ornament; figural scene to each sidewall: A, shepherds and flock in a landscape and a woman setting out vessels from which the animals drink, with inset foliate panel depicting a courtly lady filling the cup of a crouching nobleman; B, women and children in a woodland scene carrying milk in pails and milking a cow, inset foliate panel with a traveller seated outside a settlement. 707 grams total, 19 cm each
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
