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LOT 1829
Post Medieval Bronze and Other Artefact Group
MAINLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 6 7/8 in. (939 grams total, 0.8 - 17.5 cm).
Including a ceramic Venus statuette, silver-gilt cigarette case, miniature book of Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', toy cannon and other items. [28, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Ethiopian Manuscript Page for Miracle of the Virgin Mary
Circa 1680 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Vellum leaf with pricked guidelines for placement of two columns of red-ink and black-ink text in Ge'ez script with red detailing; recto with two columns of text above a polychrome painted miniature showing a nimbate Mary beside a recumbent bearded figure among buildings with a winged angel above; verso with twenty-two lines of text in two columns. 89 grams, 35.5 x 30 cm
Previously in the David Buxton collection (1910-2003), until the late 1990s.
The scene should represent the miracle of the Virgin Mary to Damianus the scribe: Damianus wrote the name of the Virgin Mary with gold and silver instead of with common black ink. The Virgin Mary appeared to Damianus on his death bed and promises to write his name upon a pillar of gold in the Kingdom of Heaven. -
Mixed Pendant Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal pendants with raised motifs including a horse, a dancing figure, a Buddhist 'aum' symbol and other designs. 53 grams total, 38-51 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman. -
Bowl with Figures and Calligraphy
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Carinated and decorated with figures and panels of calligraphy between geometric bands. 1 kg, 20.2 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman.
