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LOT 1965
Post Medieval Bronze Artefact Group
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (38.3 grams total, 16-26 mm).
Comprising: three decorative buttons; fob seal matrix with plain intaglio; a spherical white metal button; a red glass intaglio with profile bust set in a fragmentary swivel mount; a clear glass pendant with three oak leaves; a glass intaglio of a seated Lady Justice set in a bronze frame. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.
From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000.
Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman.
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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Russian Travelling Triptych Icon with Silver Mounts
Circa 1800 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising: wooden triptych with gilt field and painted figures of St Nikolas and St Charalambos in the lateral panels and SS Konstantine, Helen and Barbara in the central panel, each with red lettering above; house in a purpose-made silver case with engraved scene to the central panel of Maria Theotokos flanked by celestial figures holding a crown above her head; front panels with facing figures of SS Nikolas, Barbara, Konstantine, Helena and Charalambos; in a custom-made wooden travelling case with hooked fastener. 331 grams total, 11.8 x 9.4 cm including case
Ex Iconastas, London SW1, UK, in 1997. Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Iconastas invoice no.7463 dated 7 April 1997. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
