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LOT 2011
Post Medieval Bronze Female Face Mount
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (58.2 grams, 60 mm).
A slightly domed mount modelled as a side profile of a youthful lady wearing a hoop earring, head pulled to a low chignon at the nape of the neck and secured by a band of flowers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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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. -
Roman Portraits Plaster Cast Collection
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising eight male portraits and one female portrait; each held in a cardboard frame. 61 grams total, 19-40 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Painted Wooden Icon with the Virgin of Vladimir
Russia, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
With veiled head and wearing a fringed golden maphorion mantle over a dark blue robe with gold cuffs, inclined towards the infant Jesus supported by her right hand; monograms and titling, on each side of her head 'ΜΡ ΘΥ' (Μήτηρ (τοῦ) Θεοῦ = Mother of God), over the child inscription in Greek letters 'ΙϹ ΧϹ' (ΙΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ = Jesus Christ), three letters (only two visible) inside the nimbus of Christ representing the continuous divine self-existence of Christ as God ('O ѾN' = The Only One who always exists); rectangular wooden board with mounting bar to reverse; Moscow School; old label on the back with inscription in Dutch 'A209 Moeder Gods van Wladimir'. 1.3 kg, 35.7 x 31 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
The original icon prototype of these smaller icons was the icon of the Virgin Mother of Vladimir with the infant Jesus (the original preserved in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow), probably the most famous icon of Russia, which was thought to have been created in Constantinople in the early part of 1100s. This image is sometimes referred to as the ‘tenderness icon’, with artists attempting to show the close relationship of mother and son with their cheeks touching as they embrace.
