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LOT 1901
Post Medieval Silvered Bronze Corpus Christi
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (99 grams, 13.2 cm high).
Modelled in the round with draped knee-length loincloth and discoid nimbus with cruciform design; attachment holes at hands and crossed feet; copying 17th century style. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
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Russian Travelling Triptych Icon with Silver Mounts
Circa 1800 A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
Comprising: wooden triptych with gilt field and painted figures of St Nikolas and St Charalambos in the lateral panels and SS Konstantine, Helen and Barbara in the central panel, each with red lettering above; house in a purpose-made silver case with engraved scene to the central panel of Maria Theotokos flanked by celestial figures holding a crown above her head; front panels with facing figures of SS Nikolas, Barbara, Konstantine, Helena and Charalambos; in a custom-made wooden travelling case with hooked fastener. 331 grams total, 11.8 x 9.4 cm including case
Ex Iconastas, London SW1, UK, in 1997. Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Iconastas invoice no.7463 dated 7 April 1997. -
Post Medieval Gold 'For Vertues Sake I Doe Thee Take' Posy Ring
17th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Comprising hollow-form D-section ring with inscribed 'For Vertues Sake I Doe Thee Take' with a maker's mark 'PR'. 1.99 grams, 22.85 mm overall, 18.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Ex Silbury Coins. Acquired on the UK art market. -
Renaissance Gold and Enamel Ring with Ruby
Western Europe, late 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,850
Comprising a slender round-section hoop, expanding shoulders with scrolled tendrils, a quatrefoil bezel with D-shaped ornamented panels, set with a table cut ruby; retaining traces of white enamel. 5.48 grams, 23.29 mm overall, 17.28 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12995-246010.