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LOT 1982
Post Medieval Red Sandstone Corbel Head
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 in. (8.7 kg, 27 cm).
Carved with centre-parted wavy hair, large lentoid eyes, neat beard and moustache; irregular to rear.
ProvenanceFound in a garden in North Yorkshire, UK.
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LOT 1982
Post Medieval Red Sandstone Corbel Head
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Gold Ring with Renaissance Sardonyx Cameo of a Muse
Italy, 16th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Comprising a wide hoop supporting a large oval bezel with piecrust edge, set with a two-tone sardonyx cameo depicting a profile bust of a female, her hair dressed in elaborate style, garment wrapper over her left shoulder leaving her right breast exposed. 6.05 grams, 26.27 mm overall, 19.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Private collection, UK. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with the Birth of the Virgin
19th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Presenting an architectural setting with figures in two chambers framed with cornices, columns and furnitures; the upper chamber showing Saint Anna in birthing bed with two attendants; the lower room with two attendants bathing an infant; on the right Saint Joachim seated upon a cathedra; Old Slavonic inscription reciting ‘The birth of the most holy mother of God’. 230 grams, 98 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
According to the Protoevangelium of James, Mary's parents were called Anna and Joachim and conceived Mary at a late age. -
Eastern European Orthodox Bronze Cross Pendant
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cruciform pendant with integral pierced lug suspension; low-relief cross with ring to the centre, pellets and other detailing; spade-shaped base. 4.26 grams, 45 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
