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LOT 2210
Stuart Period Lead Horn Book, a Child's Teaching Aid
17TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (44 grams, 60 mm).
Rectangular block with impressed seriffed letters to obverse; some letters displaced, J' and 'V' absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
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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Miscellaneous Vintage Pin Badge Collection
Circa 1970s A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Including 'punk' safety pin design, anti-car 'Pedestrians First!' and other designs. 38 grams total, 24-63 mm
From the private collection of a S.W. London gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Georgian Sandstone Milestone with Isle of Man Symbols
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Square in plan with biconical gusset and pyramidal top; the four faces of the base carved with reserved motifs: triskele; hexafoil in a ring; ':E:'; ':B:'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 10.17 kg total, 37 cm including stand
Acquired between the 1970s and 1980s. From the private collection of John Watson, Cambridge, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The triskele with a perpendicular spur at the end of each 'leg' resembles the three-leg motif associated with the Isle of Man. -
Romanian Orthodox Royal Wooden Doors with Annunciation Scene
Circa 1750 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Each door a single board with graduated scalloped upper edge, horizontal wooden bars to the reverse, hand-forged iron hinge knuckles and D-section leader to left door; primed with tempera on both faces and painted on the obverse, each with a bottle-green field, blue-grey frontage with vermillion upper storey and gilt roof; Left Door: portion of city wall with tall, narrow building behind, balcony at the upper level with King David standing holding an unfurled scroll, wearing a gilt crown, vermillion tunic and blue mantle; before the wall a winged angel Gabriel holding a frond, wearing a draped mantle over ankle-length chiton and sandals; above, red painted legend 'BOUNA'; to the right edge, a D-section leader painted with red, white and blue diagonal stripes; Right Door: portion of city wall with tall, narrow building behind, balcony at the upper level with King Solomon standing holding a scroll and wearing a gilt crown, similar tunic and mantle to the other; dove descending towards Mary standing before the wall in front of a cushioned throne, with gilt nimbus around her head; red painted legend 'V E S T I R E' above; rare. 13.8 kg total, 132 x 34 cm each
Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. Accompanied by a copy of a Romanian export licence. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12466-229954. 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.
The 'royal doors' (Greek: Ωραία Πύλη) mark the entrance to the iconostasis (wooden screen hiding the altar) in an Eastern Orthodox church.