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LOT 0381
Post Medieval Gold Ring with Red Glass
ITALY, 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.13 grams, 23.86 mm overall, 18.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan )15).
With a slender D-section hoop, raised rectangular bezel set with glass paste in a red-foiled setting.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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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. -
Byzantine Style Gold and Garnet Cross Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Cruciform pendant with integral loop and granule below; six cells with a cabochon garnet. 6.96 grams, 56 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Cameo
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Flat-section hoop with scrolled heart-shaped supports to the shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with inset cameo bust. 4.26 grams, 28.40 mm overall, 18.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
