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LOT 0371
Renaissance Devotional Aid Depicting Saint Sebastian Tied to a Coral Branch
SOUTHERN GERMANY, CIRCA 1500-1520 A.D., ADAPTED BY JACOB FRICK OF CONSTANCE, CIRCA 1590 A.D.
4 7/8 in. (190 grams, 12.4 cm).
Comprising a parcel-gilt raised discoid base with fluted hexafoil developing to a central column with braided collar and openwork crown socket; inset portion of natural coral branch; figure of St Sebastian modelled in the round with three arrows piercing his shoulders and chest and the stub of a fourth in his shin, portrayed with gilt loincloth and centre-parted hair, braided wire bonds to the left wrist and one ankle' old collector's numbers 'V.590.3H1 7' and '18688' to underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceF.K.A. Huelsmann, Hamburg.
with Christie's, Geneva, 13 May 1981, no.7.
Private collection, South Germany.
with Hargesheimer & Gunther, 22 September 2017, no.1307.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12507-230673.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot will require a CITES licence when exported outside the UK.
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LOT 0371
Renaissance Devotional Aid Depicting Saint Sebastian Tied to a Coral Branch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Composed of small oblate and annular beads; restrung. 5.88 grams, 41.5 cm
Ex London art market. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Post Medieval Livery and Other Button Group
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A large quantity of buttons of various sizes and motifs to the upper face, most with a loop to the reverse. 531 grams total, 10-29 mm
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Mount Athos Wooden Cross with Silver-Gilt Mounts
Circa 1700 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Comprising: a wooden cross with carved scenes from the life of Christ (Nativity and others to one face, Crucifixion and others to the other face) housed in a filigree frame with beaded wire borders to the circular openings; three large amethyst beads to the arms, smaller coral and glass beads to each face; cannetille balustered stem and domed base. 140 grams, 21.8 cm
Ex Iconastas, London, SW1, UK, in 2004. Ex Mayfair Gallery Limited, London W1, UK, in 2005. Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Mayfair Gallery invoice dated 10 January 2005. Accompanied by a copy of the Iconastas invoice dated 18 February 2004. 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 search certificate no.12488-229957. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
