Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile Set

Composed of a quatrefoil bezel set with a point-cut diamond, raised and chased shoulders displaying volutes, billeting and pellets, with trace remains of black enamel. 2.98 grams, 24.46 mm overall, 16.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)



Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.201075.

The point-cut diamond was oftentimes used by the wearer to engrave a personal motto or message onto a pane of glass.

In polychrome within a shallow rectangular recess, framed by a red border; both figures shown nimbate, baby Jesus wearing a red chiton and embracing his mother; loop for suspension to reverse. 1.26 kg, 33.5 cm

The background is exposed so that the chalk ground is visible

Ex French gallery, Paris. Accompanied by an old typed and signed letter from the Icon Museum at Autenried Castle near Günzburg.

The icon shows the Mother of God of Fedorovskaya type, one of the variants of the Hodegetria icons. It is a central Russian work from the first half of 19th century A.D. The Fedorovskaya icon of the Mother of God or Virgin of Kostroma is honoured by the Orthodox church as a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary. It is kept in the city of Kostroma, in the Cathedral of Epiphany-Anastasia. Legend attributes its creation to Saint Luke the Evangelist. Its iconography is similar to that of Our Lady of Vladimir. She is also revered as one of the icons of the Romanov house linked to the election in 1613 of the founder of the dynasty Michael Romanov who lived his youth in Kostroma.

Displaying a figural scene in relief within a floral border, seemingly depicting a man and woman in a landscape setting in a romantic embrace. 828 grams, 12 cm



Property of a North London gentleman.