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LOT 1953
Painting of a Saint by a Follower of Giovanni Bellini
ITALY, 1430-1516 A.D.
12 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (1.26 kg total, 32 x 27.5 cm).
Depicting a bust of a bearded mature man, probably a saint, wearing a yellow cloak and a lighter undergarment, looking to the side with a pensive expression, with a small tuft of grey hair on top of his head; oil on copper panel and set in a moulded frame, an old label on the reverse 'Italian School: 'Study of a Man with a Grey Beard' oil on copper, 7 x 5ins.'
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1953
Painting of a Saint by a Follower of Giovanni Bellini
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Tudor Period Glazed Ceramic Tripod Cooking Vessel
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Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a bulbous body with an everted rim and a loop handle to the rear, three flaring feet on the underside. 1.05 kg, 20.6 cm wide
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Irish Leather Powder Flask with Brass Fittings
19th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Stitched edges and a tubular neck with brass fittings. 84 grams, 19.3 cm
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
Post Medieval Bronze Fire Strikers
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £110
Both with two large arched loops for fingers; one with a triangular, the other with a rectangular striking peen; profile formed as a ship with pointed stern and the bow ending in a volute, engraved wave pattern along the hull; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 190 grams total, 18.5 cm wide including stand
German art market, before 2008. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00014409.
These fire strikers represent one of the typical shapes during the 17th and 18th centuries. They were shaped with two bows and were often decorated with a series of ornamental strokes on the side.
