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LOT 1954
Silver Crusader Coin Set into a Later Silver Brooch
18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (6.83 grams, 61 mm).
Hammered Crusader coin set in a later bar brooch with bulbous finials and a hinged pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 1954
Silver Crusader Coin Set into a Later Silver Brooch
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Renaissance Agate Cameo with Lioness in Gold Ring
Europe, 17th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
An orange agate came depicting a lioness on a baseline with its head lowered, the cameo drilled longitudinally and set in gold ring. 8.19 grams, 24.60 mm overall, 17.03 x 17.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13395-257958. -
Album of 19th Century Grand Tour Prints Including the Medici Tombs in Florence
19th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Large album containing black-and-white prints of architectural features, including the sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, some with pencilled notes beneath, and also including some unmounted and duplicate prints; covers detached. 5.34 kg, 42 x 32.5 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Saint Julitta, Cyricus and Deesis
19th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £85
With blue enamel and framed by a raised border; Saint Julitta and her son, Cyricus, Saint Gregory the Theologian and Saint John the Chrysostom standing beside them at the centre; three half-length figures above: St. Paraskeva (right), Eudokia, and Barbara (left); OCS inscriptions identifying the saints framing the scene; on the top a deesis, with Christ Pantokrator at the centre, flanked by Saint Mary and Saint John the Precursor; at the top left corner Archangel Michael, on the top right corner the Archangel Gabriel; beneath Saint Gabriel, in vertical order, Saint Paul, Saint Gregory the Theologian, Saint Nicholas of Myra, Saint Demetrios; beneath Saint Michael, in vertical order, Saint Peter, Saint Basil the Great, Saint John Chrysostomos and Saint George; in the last row, nearby Saint Andrew, at the centre, the Archangel Raphael, with sword and cross. 360 grams, 14 cm
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.
This icon was intended for private devotion, often carried by pilgrims and Orthodox believers for spiritual protection. St. Julyttas and her son Cyricus (Ки́рик и Иули́тта), among the most venerated figures in Russian tradition, are depicted in the centre, surrounded by other saints, a symbol of the communion of the righteous in front of the Divine Deesis.
