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LOT 1804
Sumerian Style Bone Carving of a God
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (3.73 grams, 49 mm).
Carved in the round and standing on a small rectangular pedestal, wearing a pleated robe; hands clasped at the waist; stylised facial features with large eyes rimmed with dark colour, the eyebrows indicated in a similar fashion, bald head a long beard extending above the hands; after the antique. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Mixed Bronze Weight Collection
18th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including discoid type with flange rim, heart-shaped, teardrop and other types. 223 grams total, 13-38 mm
Ex Simmons gallery, 1990s. From a North London, UK, collection. -
Post Medieval Bronze and Silver Artefact Group
16th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including a lion-mask appliqué, school badge dated 1882, plaque with gorgoneion and other items. 219 grams total, 30-70 mm
Found various sites in Essex, UK. Property of an Essex collector. -
Large Ethiopian Triptych Icon with the Virgin and Child
Circa 1720 A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Illustrating scenes from the Gospel of Luke and representing the nativity of Christ; the centre shows Virgin Mary sitting on a throne, portrayed as a young girl with her head covered by a typical female cap, dressed in a long red vestis talaris, and her body wrapped in a blue cloak and baby Jesus standing on her lap, archangels Michael and Gabriel standing on each sides, armed with swords and dressed in contrasting robes, Saint Gabriel holding a bouquet of roses, another bouquet below the Virgin and a male supplicant next to her, possibly the donor of the icon, holding a red flag surmounted by a cross; the left side panel with the Annunciation to the top and the lower part depicting an angel assisting St Luke with drafting his Gospel; the right hand panel with a Nativity scene to the top and the lower part depicting the visit of Saint Mary to Saint Elizabeth; inscriptions in Ge'ez to both side panels. 4.3 kg, 59.5 x 44 cm
Acquired from Milos Simonovic, New York, USA, December 2009. Property of an important West London collector, inventory no.1168. 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 a search certificate number no.12037-216186.
The icon, contemporary to the Second Style of Gondar, served as model for two icons in the Institute of Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa.
