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LOT 1881
Silver Bookplate with Mary and Child
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (6.86 grams, 52 mm).
Rectangular sheet-silver panel with hatched field, reserved Mary Theotokos and infant Jesus flanked by winged angels and legend 'MP ΘΥ'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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Ethiopian Diptych with Passion and Resurrection of Christ
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Comprising two recessed panels, the left hand panel showing biblical scenes divided into two panels: in the upper panel the deposition of Christ in the tomb and the Resurrection of God, holding a flag in his left hand and grasping the hand of Adam with the right; in the lower panel the flagellation of Christ and the road to the Calvary; Ge'ez inscriptions on the field; the right hand panel showing the Crucifixion, Ge'ez inscriptions on the field. 946 grams total, 32.5 x 21.5 - 33 x 21.5 cm
Ex Alistair McAlpine collection, 2004. Ex central London gallery.
The icon shows Western influence on Ethiopian art. The Crucifixion image contains many elements of this iconography which are found in many Oriental and Western art of the Middle Ages, but with significant changes from the previous representations: Jesus is nailed with three nails and not four, the head leaning towards his right shoulder and the hair falling on his shoulders. Following the Western influence, Christ is represented in a spasm of physical pain, and consequently a more detailed anatomy of his chest and abdomen is depicted. This concept of the Crucifixion, common in the Italian Late Middle Age and Renaissance art, found its way to Ethiopia at some time towards the end of the 15th century, or at the beginning of the 16th century. As in the majority of the Resurrection icons of this period, Christ is dressed in a long robe with a cloak or toga draped over one shoulder. -
Box Group with Carnelian Calligraphic Inlays
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Group of two octagonal silver-coloured metal containers, each with a hinged lid and inset carnelian panel, one with a dense nastaliq text, the other in an angular (Kufic?) script. 41 grams total, 24-37 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman. -
Watercolour Painting Group
India, 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Four bifacial manuscript pages, each with multiple lines of text to recto and a painting between panels of text to the verso, including animal and figural scenes in architectural and landscape settings. 5 grams total, 15 x 10 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
