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LOT 2286
Qajar Rock Crystal Seal with Lion and Sun Motif and Almosassa Calligraphic Inscription
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (32.15 grams, 31 mm).
Domed body carved from transparent quartz, underside engraved with a standing lion holding a curved sword in its raised paw with a rising sun behind and an inscription below. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 2286
Qajar Rock Crystal Seal with Lion and Sun Motif and Almosassa Calligraphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Chinese Amuletic Glass Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A bifacial rectangular plaque pierced through the upper edge, both sides with densely arranged scroll motifs. 27.1 grams, 59 mm
Ex Paris gallery, France, 1990s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Veneration of the Virgin of Vladimir
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Representing the Vladimir Mother of God with the Divine Child; the half-length figure Mary with covered head turned right and with her left hand raised; holding the embracing infant Jesus in her right hand; above them inscription in Greek letters 'ΜΡ ΘΥ' (Mother of God); flanking the central icon and beneath it the images of the Saints Peter, Paul, Peter of Moscow and John Chrysostomos, Saint Gregory and Saint Dimitri; in the foreground the city of Vladimir. 96 grams, 60 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
The original icon prototype of these smaller icons was the icon of the Virgin Mother of Vladimir with the infant Jesus (the original preserved in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow), probably the most famous icon of Russia, which was thought to have been created in Constantinople in the early part of 1100s. This image is sometimes referred to as the ‘tenderness icon’, with artists attempting to show the close relationship of mother and son with their cheeks touching as they embrace. -
Post Medieval Pottery Sherd with Christ
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Rim fragment with high-relief Corpus Christi. 54 grams, 85.11 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
