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LOT 1453
Post Medieval Wooden Box with Bone Inlays and Key
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 1/8 x 12 3/8 in. (4.38 kg, 46 x 31.5 cm).
A lockable hinged wooden traveller's box decorated with bone-inlaid floral vines to the top of the lid and all four side faces; India
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
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LOT 1453
Post Medieval Wooden Box with Bone Inlays and Key
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Post Medieval Silver Apostle Peter Statuette
18th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £104
A silver figure modelled in the round as Apostle Peter standing on a polygonal base, wearing a floor-length robe and clasping the key to the gate of Heaven to his breast, semi-naturalistic facial detailing, beard and hair. 50.13 grams, 65 mm
Fine condition.
Austrian private collection since circa 1995. Ex central London gallery. -
Russian Icon of the Hodegetria of Constantinople
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
An icon of Hodegetria with the Virgin wearing a red maphorion embroidered with gold, a dark veil and a dark chiton with double gold embroidery on the cuffs; holding the Child on her left arm and gesturing towards him with the right hand; the Child wearing a yellow brown, gold-woven chiton, holding a scroll in his left hand, while the right one is making the gesture of blessing; the angels Michael and Gabriel to the left and right of the Virgin; on each side of the head of the Virgin inscriptions 'ΜΡ' and 'ΘΥ' (Μήτηρ (τοῦ) Θεοῦ = Mother of God), inscription in Greek letters 'IC XC' (IHCOYC XPICTOC = Jesus Christ) above the child, three letters inside the nimbus of Christ representing the continuous divine self-existence of Christ as God ('O ѾN' = The Only One who always exists); the names of the angles inscribed next to each figure (Aghios Michail and Aghios Gavriil). 869 grams, 29.8 x 24 cm
Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.
The painting is a copy of the famous replica of the Hodegetria of Constantinople, a Byzantine icon of 14th century, repainted by the icon painter Dionisi in 1482, and today preserved in State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. The original icon was destroyed by the Turks at the capture of Constantinople in 1453. The replica was venerated as an 'original' real Hodegetria in the Ascension Convent in Kremlin, Moscow. The icon led the liturgical processions on June 23, August 26, May 21 and October 22 in which the Patriarchs and the Russian Tsars took part. -
Renaissance Painted Child
16th-17th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
A child carved naturalistically in relief in wood, enveloped in the folds of a woman's garment and cradled in her right arm and hand; remains of gesso, gilding and polychrome pigmentation; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.2 kg total, 42 cm high including stand
English private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by searcher certificate number no.11674-199841.
