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LOT 1858
Post Medieval Silver-Gilt Altar Cross Roundel Pair
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (78 grams total, 10 cm each).
Domed and with mounting holes to the rim of each and central repoussé image; Mary and Infant Jesus, both nimbate, with ornate legends 'MPΘΩ' and 'ICXC'; nimbate bearded figure supporting a book in his left hand, legend 'OAΓΙΙ / ΧΑΡΛΑ' (St Charalambos). [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Persian Framed Painting of Lovers
20th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
The embracing couple shown in three-quarter view with their heads bowed; the female with two feathers on her headdress and playing a small lute with intricate decoration; the bearded male with his hand resting on her back and holding a gilt cup in his left hand; mounted in a decorative frame. 1.2 kg, 38.5 x 32.5 cm
Private London, UK collection. -
Mixed Ring Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal finger rings with carnelian and other intaglio inserts. 88 grams total, 26-33 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman. -
Silver Bookplate with Mary and Child
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Rectangular sheet-silver panel with hatched field, reserved Mary Theotokos and infant Jesus flanked by winged angels and legend 'MP ΘΥ'. 6.86 grams, 52 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
