Tibetan Agate Prayer Bead Necklace with Glass Buddha Pendant

Depicting Saint Zosima and Saint Sabbas in front of the Solovetsky Monastery, both nimbate and dressed in the Abbot’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.

A hollow-formed ceramic zebu figurine with painted detailing to the body and horns, vent to the neck. 995 grams, 28 cm

Fine condition.

Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

A group of three zebu bulls, each with painted details. 294 grams total, 85-105 mm

Very fine condition.

Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 156, nos.892 and 906; and 159, no.1513. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.