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LOT 2015
Three Illustrations of Jan Luykens Book of Trades 'Het Menselyk Bedryf'
1694 A.D.
7 x 4 3/4 - 9 1/2 x 7 in. (332 grams total, 18 x 12 - 24 x 18 cm).
Comprising: detached page in card reveal 'De Scheider' (the tailor) with six-line verse beneath; similar with 'De Bakker' (the baker); with text in italic script, 'De Pasteybakker' (pastry-baker) in glazed wooden frame. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Acquired in 2015.
Private collection.
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LOT 2015
Three Illustrations of Jan Luykens Book of Trades 'Het Menselyk Bedryf'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Cretan Wooden Icon of Christ Ecce Homo
Venetian, early 17th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Curved in section with mounting slots to reverse; gessoed board with gilt surface, reserved portrait bust in three-quarter view on a textured field with tendrils, scrolls and other ornament; nimbate Christ shown with shoulder-length auburn hair and short beard wearing layered robes. 1 kg, 29.7 x 40.8 cm
Ex Lucas Auctions, Milano, Italy. From an important collection of icons. 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.12344-224611. -
Georgian Silver 'And The Word Was Made Flesh, And Dwelt Among Us' Iconographic Ring
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Flat-section hoop with incised design including cross in vesica, Calvary with cross, nimbate figure; legend in blackletter miniscule with vertical superscript slashes 'ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST ET HAVITAVIT IN NOBIS ('And The Word Was Made Flesh, And Dwelt Among Us'). 9.55 grams, 20.34 mm overall, 17.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s. -
Stuart Period Silver Snuff Box with Bust of Charles II
1660-1685 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,404
With hinged lid formed as a tortoiseshell plaque in a silver frame; applied high-relief mount bust of Charles II in three-quarter view. 203 grams, 10.2 cm
Property of a County Durham collector; acquired on the UK art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12443-225455.
