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LOT 2165
Post Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Group
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 2 in. (17.8 grams total, 30-50 mm).
Comprising: a cruciform chain link of cross bottony form, loop to each end; a flat cross with flared arms, impressed ring-and-dot motifs. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London 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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D-section hoop with bezel formed as two clasped hands, the mani-in-fede motif. 2.73 grams, 22.35 mm overall, 18.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Ethiopian Manuscript Page from the Miracles of Mary
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Vellum page depicting, recto: scenes of St George, a preacher, a prisoner and others, legends accompanying the images; verso: two columns of Ge'ez script. 18 grams, 29.3 x 27 cm
From the collection of David Buxton (1910-2003), author of 'Travels in Ethiopia', 1949. Ex central London gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Gilt Framed Set of Historical Prints
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A set of four framed and glazed historical prints: Sir Isaac Newton, engraved by W.T. Fry, published London, 1831, by Harding & Lepard; Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, engraved by E. Scriven, published London, 1830, by Harding & Lepard; Queen Anne, engraved by J. Cochran, published London, 1835, by Harding & Lepard; Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, published London, 1829, by Harding & Lepard. 2.4 kg total, 32.5 x 24.5 cm each
Fair to fine condition.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
