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LOT 2182
Post Medieval Silver Thimble with Initials AT
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.63 grams, 24 mm).
With regularly placed dimples, horizontal banding, initials 'AT' at base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Wall Cabinet Containing a Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) Carriage Plate
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Bearing the monogram of Queen Charlotte with her arms impaled by those of her husband, King George III (1738-1820) with his crest and supporters set amongst a display of some fifty-six livery and military badges and metalled horse trappings, housed in a glazed wall cabinet with opening front. 47.7 kg, 132 x 68 x 14 cm
Ex Morningthorpe Manor, Norfolk, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The parish of Morningthorpe is situated in south Norfolk, east of Long Stratton and west of Hempnall. The parish was certainly well established by the time of the Norman Conquest, its population, land ownership and productive resources being detailed in the Domesday Book of 1086. -
Published Iron Alpine Candle Holder
France or Switzerland, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With spring arm to secure the candle, with raised tray feature. 687 grams, 36.5 cm
From a private collection. Ex Nic McElhatton, former chairman of Christie's South Kensington. Property of a Berkshire, UK, collector. Accompanied by copies of the relevant book pages where published. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Wing of a Triptych Showing the Archangel Michael
Greek, 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Tempera on wood panel depicting the Archangel Michael standing on a red cushion in the guise of a guardian angel, holding a drawn sword in his right hand and a scabbard in his other hand; the face with a brown base, features formed in shades of tan and beige with white highlights on a terracotta and deep green background. 3.5 kg, 70 x 38 cm with frame
Acquired on the European art market. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12844-240885. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Even after the fall of Constantinople, icons painted on wood remained the principal object of devotion for Orthodox Christians both within the former borders of Byzantium and wherever the commonwealth of the Eastern Roman Empire left its traces. The painted icons are still today used by the Orthodox for personal devotion, for display in churches on feast days, and to decorate the iconostasis (partition) of the church, i.e. the dividing wall erected in front of the Bema, where the sacred altar of the Apse is collocated. The Archangel Michael was the commander of the Heavenly Host, and venerated by military men and the common people as one of the most powerful protector saints.
