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LOT 2100
Roman Style Gemstone with Galley
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.84 grams, 21 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with incuse galley and legend '[??] OMIT FANI'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Post Medieval Multi-Stranded Silver Chain Bracelet
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Composed of ten round Byzantine chains with oval terminals, the terminals with applied ropework and filigree decoration; loop-and-hook closure. 131 grams, 22.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Ex property of a County Durham collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Icon with Saint Anthony the Abbot and Saint Charalambos
Early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Saint Anthony the Great on the left, represented in monastic dress holding a scroll of holy writings with his left hand; Saint Charalambos dressed as a bishop, with a green sticharion embroidered in gold, covered by a pink gold embroidered phelonion, a gold embroidered square epigonation with blue edges, and a long orange gold embroidered epitrachelion, holding a gold covered gospel with the image of Christ's resurrection with his left hand; tempera on wood. 558 grams, 25 x 18.6 cm
Acquired from Portobello Road, London, in the 1990s. Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Saint Anthony the Great, who lived in the 3rd-4th century A.D., was the father of the Eastern Monachism. According to the tradition, Saint Charalambos was martyrised in 202 A.D. He is the protector of prosperity and health -
Renaissance Stained Glass Window Pair
Bern, Switzerland, circa 1520 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £12,350
Pair of stained glass window panels comprising: a kneeling female figure in a blue robe in a landscape, within an arch with heraldic supporters on the capitals; with heater shield lower right with mask on a barry field; a kneeling bearded male in a landscape within a lancet arch with heater shield lower left, running goat in fess beneath a mullet; both from the circle of Hans Funk, each supplied with frame including integral backlight, 12V DC transformer and three-pin plug. 16.5 kg total, 59 x 43 cm including frame
Kept in a private collection for several decades, Zurich, Switzerland. with Schuler Auktionen, 24 March 2021, no.529. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12551-230650. 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.
