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LOT 0377
Specimen Marbles from the Grand Tour Set into a Victorian Table Top
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 1/4 in. (14.3 kg total, 46.5 cm including stand).
With a host of Grand Tour marble, porphyry and other specimens set into a circular marble 'table top' in the late 19th-early 20th century; with black band border similar to items from the workshop of Francesco Sibilio; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceAcquired from Diana Steel just before the end of 1999 in Suffolk, UK.
From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
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LOT 0377
Specimen Marbles from the Grand Tour Set into a Victorian Table Top
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
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Post Medieval Bronze Horse Head Finial
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a disc flange with stem and lateral clip below, waisted base and horse-head modelled in the round with flying mane. 55 grams, 55 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Saints Boris and Gleb
19th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Saint Boris and Saint Gleb depicted on horseback wearing Russian medieval armour, holding a cross standard and a sword, each wearing a conical helmet; on the right upper corner, the hand of God. 260 grams, 10.7 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.
Boris and Gleb were the sons of Vladimir of Kyiv, the first Christian Prince of Rus; they were killed in 1015 and 1019 in the civil struggles for the succession to the throne, and sanctified for their faith. Standards with their image were worn by the medieval Russian army. -
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Georgian Gemstone with Portrait of a Philosopher
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
An oval carnelian gemstone engraved with a profile bust of a bearded man. 2.11 grams, 22 mm
Norfolk family collection, 1940s-1960s; thence by descent.
