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LOT 2064
Rock Crystal Animal Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 1 7/8 in. (62 grams total, 38-47 mm).
Comprising: standing bull pierced at the shoulders; sleeping feline pierced at each forepaw; both carved in the round. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Post Medieval Agate Cameo of a Classical Muse in Gold Mount
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Opening Bid: £400
Gold cell with suspension loop, inset banded agate panel with reserved female profile bust with hair in a chignon. 7.8 grams, 38 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
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Post Medieval Black Stone Ram's Head Amulet
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Carved in the round with two openings for suspension hole to rear. 13.39 grams, 32 mm
Private collection, England. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with the Birth of the Virgin
19th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Presenting an architectural setting with figures in two chambers framed with cornices, columns and furnitures; the upper chamber showing Saint Anna in birthing bed with two attendants; the lower room with two attendants bathing an infant; on the right Saint Joachim seated upon a cathedra; Old Slavonic inscription reciting ‘The birth of the most holy mother of God’. 230 grams, 98 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.
According to the Protoevangelium of James, Mary's parents were called Anna and Joachim and conceived Mary at a late age.
