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LOT 1924
Post Medieval Bronze Button Collection
CIRCA 16TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 1/8 in. (1.73 kg total, 11-29 mm).
Including plain disc, low-relief domed, bell-shaped and other types. [500, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK. (UK buyers only, not for export)
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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Restrung group of tubular beads with tabular centrepiece. 10.8 grams, 31 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Eastern European Bronze Folding Triptych Icon of the Mother of God 'Joy of All Who Sorrow'
Circa 1850's A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Representing the subject of the advocation of Virgin Mary, depicted as a haloed robed woman, standing with her arms extended outwards, figures kneeling at her side, Greek inscription 'ΜΡ ϴΥ’ (Mother of God) above; the other panels with the entrance of Christ in Jerusalem (top left); the Presentation to the Temple (bottom left); the Resurrection (top right) and the Ascension (bottom right); Cyrillic inscriptions over each of the scenes; on the crest and finial, the Trinity (three angels with cups) flanked by Cherubins, the Mandylion above. 85 grams, 90 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 icon represents the Intercession of Mary, 'Joy of all who sorrow'. It formed the central part of a triptych with the Mother of God at the centre, surmounted by iconography of veneration. The other parts of the triptych are embossed with scenes of the lives of Christ. -
Bronze Juglet with Floral Decoration
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a bulbous body and slender neck with strap handle, high-relief floral ornament. 149 grams, 79 mm
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
