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LOT 2079
Post Medieval Bronze Cross Pendant
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (140 grams, 83 mm).
Bifacial and substantial with ribbed lug pierced transversely, bilinear raised borders; both sides with Corpus Christi surrounded by small crouching figures and busts. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceConstable-Maxwell and Lord McAlpine in the 1980s-1990s.
with Iconastas Russian Fine Art and Antiques, London SW1.
Formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'.
Ex property of a British gentleman.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
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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'Lord Carnarvon' Highclere Castle Pewter Ewer
Mid 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Squat in profile with integral looped scrolls and palmette ornament to the stub feet,hatched guilloche and wreath detailing to the body with ellipsoid plaques, broad mouth with rolled rim and broad pouring lip, scrolled handle with thumb-pad; stamped to underside '49 1/2', 'James Dixon & Sons / Sheffield', 'FPBM' (in cartouches) / 51675'. 323 grams, 14.5 cm
By repute from Highclere Castle from the 1950s onwards. Acquired from Newbury Antique Emporium. Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Property of George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866 -1923), who financed the exploratory excavations of Howard Carter which resulted in the discovery and publication of the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamen in the 1920s. On 19 March 1923 Carnarvon contracted blood poisoning after accidentally shaving a mosquito bite infected with erysipelas. He died a few days later on 5 April, in the Continental-Savoy Hotel in Cairo. This unexpected and untimely death gave rise to the story of the 'Curse of the Mummy'. He is buried in a tomb at Beacon Hill, Hampshire and the family lives in Highclere Castle nearby. Highclere is the location chosen for the filming of the BBC drama series 'Downton Abbey'. -
Brass Spouted Lota
Mughal, 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Composed of a squat body with raised medial bands, vertical ribbing above and below, broad neck with everted rim, splayed foot and collared spout; maker's mark or other motif to base. 1.2 kg, 17 cm wide
Fine condition.
Christie's South Kensington, 29 April 2005, no.369. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Renaissance Stained Glass Panel of the Head of Saint John
Northern France, circa 1490-1510 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Irregular glass panels in lead frame, painted image of the severed head of John the Baptist with nimbus. 149 grams, 14 cm
with De Baecque Vente Aux Encheres, 5 March 2022, no.57. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
