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LOT 1933
Post Medieval 'Thames' Bronze and Silver Thimble Group
16TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (73 grams total, 18-28 mm).
Including decorative examples; thimbles with open tops; stamped silver examples and a possible child's thimble. [15, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.
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Greek and Other Style Silver Ring Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: one with scaphoid bezel, intaglio figure of Hermes; one wire with spiral bezel; one with serpent heads supporting a rectangular bezel with pellets; one with flat hoop, round bezel with bull mask. 26 grams total, 18-28 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired since the 1970s. Private collection of a gentleman from Vienna, Austria. -
Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Caged Canary Tile Set
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Formed using mauve-coloured glaze for the cage and yellow for the bird; chipped. 1.4 kg total, 13 x 13 cm each
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Gilt Painted Wooden Icon Of Virgin and Child
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Depicted crowned and nimbate in a central panel, the bust of the Virgin encased in a medallion with a cross pendant, with inside the Holy Spirit under shape of dove and with nimbus, four nimbate figures of Saint Anna, Saint Basil the Great, Saint Simeon and another Saint below; text in the fields. 796 grams, 28 cm
The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permthrin, as a precaution.
Ex French gallery, Paris.
The rare Marian iconographic typology is called ''Mother of God who softens sick hearts', where she carries the Holy Spirit on her breast, represented by a dove emitting rays of light. In particular, it is a variant of the Madonna Odighitria. Both the mother and the child are depicted as the queen and king of the universe: the Virgin wears a crown on her head and holds the Child, who is also blessing with the right hand.
