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LOT 1888
Post Medieval Animal Figure Collection
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (109 grams total, 27-45 mm).
A mixed group of animal figures of various materials, including rabbits, dogs, a camel, and a badger. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Tyne and Wear, UK.
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Seal Matrix with Saints
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
A lead-alloy reproduction of a Medieval seal discoid in plan with incuse design of two robed and nimbate figures on a field of scrolled tendrils; left, St. Michael with drawn sword and right, St. Peter with key; incuse reversed Lombardic script legend to the border ' + SIGILLVM CAPITVLI SANCTI PAVLI IN LAVUNT' (chief seal of St Paul in ?). 205 grams, 74 mm
Private collection, UK. -
![Civil War and Later Lead Musket and Pistol Ball Collection [100]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/244206-s.jpg)
Civil War and Later Lead Musket and Pistol Ball Collection [100]
Circa 17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Mixed group of musket and pistol shot, some with casting nipple still attached, some with impact damage. 1.55 kg total, 8-18 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Russian Orthodox Bronze Travel Icon with Kazan Virgin and Child
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Representing the Mother of God of Kazan with the Divine Child; the head covering of Mary marked with a six-point star, infant Jesus extending his right hand in blessing; Greek inscriptions 'ΜΡ ΘΥ' (Mother of God) and 'O Ѡ N' (‘I am’); knop at the top for suspension. 53 grams, 63 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
The original prototype of these small icons, also known as the Theotokos of Kazan, is thought to have originated in Constantinople in the 13th century before it was taken to Russia. When the Turks took over Kazan in 1438, the icon was most probably hidden to keep it safe. Ivan the Terrible liberated Kazan in 1552, and the town was destroyed by fire in 1579, after which the icon was found and brought to the Church of Saint Nicholas. It was subsequently stolen in 1904 and never found again, though there are many copies in existence.
