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LOT 2066
Silver Thimble Group
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2/3 - 7/8 in. (5.9 grams total, 20-22 mm).
Each with conical sidewall, domed top and thick collar bearing hallmark stamps: Birmingham 'z' (1899) and 'y' (1898). [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
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Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Saints Zosima and Sabbas
Circa 1820 A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Depicting Saint Zosima and Saint Sabbas in front of the Solovetsky Monastery; both nimbate and dressed inAbbot’s garments, holding the model of the monastery offered to God, represented in the sky as a dove upon a cloud; arabesque frame; inscriptions in Old Slavonic with the names of the saints. 108 grams, 88 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.
Saints Zosima and Sabbas or Sabbatius were highly venerated Orthodox saints, founders of the Solovetsky Monastery, a fortified monastery located in the White Sea in Northern Russia. This double portrait shows Zosima and Sabbas holding up a model of their religious institution, which resembles a small medieval city. Solovetsky Monastery obtained big investments from the city of Novgorod and established itself as one of the richest monasteries in Russia. -
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Western Asiatic Style Banded Agate Bead and Amulet Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising eight biconical beads, two domed beads, and two amulets shaped as reclining lionesses. 147 grams total, 19-56 mm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. -
Jerusalem Cross with Inlaid Mother of Pearl and Relics of Saint Serafin
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Comprising an olive wood cross on a triangular base with inlaid nacre and other detailing; lozengiform panels and nail-shaped plates, lateral rods with nacre to the ends; base with central gazed panel revealing three fragmentary supposed relics and label 'S. Serafin C'. 372 grams, 46.6 cm
Property of a Norwich, Norfolk, UK, gentleman.
Serafin was born in San Gimignano, Italy. Her family was poor, and her parents both died while she was still young. The child was known for her deeds of penance and humility but an illness afflicted her eyes, feet, and hands so she became paralysed.
