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LOT 2558
Post Medieval Carved Fruit Stone Group
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 7/8 in. (1.41 grams total, 20-22 mm).
Two miniature carvings worked from fruit stones, one extensively carved with scrolling foliage and floral ornament, creating an openwork pattern across its surface, an integral bridge behind forming a loop; the other carved in relief with a bird among foliage. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
UK, private collection.
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LOT 2558
Post Medieval Carved Fruit Stone Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Antique Icon of Mary Theotokos with Child
Greece, 19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular wooden block with gesso-covered surface; image of Mary Theotokos in an elaborate red himation supporting the infant Jesus on her left arm; applied two-part horseshoe oklad around Mary''s head with radiating punched stripes; applied crescent oklad around Jesus's head with rosettes and Greek lettering; small fabric bag attached to reverse. 697 grams, 29.6 x 22.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Pewter 'American Independence' Chocolate Pot
Dated 1776 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Urn-shaped in profile with stepped foot, deep shoulder, scooped spout, separate bell-shaped lid with knop handle; strap handle with applied copper-alloy sheath; inscribed beneath spout 'M.F. 1776'; beneath foot, low-relief ''F.C.G.' and 'Zinn'. 386 grams, 15.5 cm
Aquired in York circa 1985. From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.
Possibly of German manufacture if the legend 'Zinn' denotes the word for 'tin', the major component in pewter. -
Rock Crystal Melon Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Group of translucent melon beads. 80.6 grams, 56 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
