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LOT 2134
Tudor Apotropaic 'Anti Witchcraft' Wooden Ladle
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/2 in. (96 grams, 44.5 cm).
With tapering flat-section handle, used as a device for warding off harmful magic; identified by Marie-Louise Kerr, curator of the West Berkshire Museum. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound wrapped in cloth along with fur, bones, and feathers, in the eves of a thatched cottage in Berkshire, UK, in 1978.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See Hutton, R., The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain, Oxford University Press, 1996.
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Silvered Cross Pendant with Amethyst Gemstones
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Cruciform in plan with open reverse to each cell, inset table-cut amethysts, plain bale. 7.68 grams, 43 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Post Medieval Inlaid Cross Pendant
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Substantial in form with chamfered edges, ribbed and collared bale, four inset blue glass studs and a central gold-in-glass panel; superficial casting flaws. 104 grams, 12.3 cm
Constable-Maxwell and Lord McAlpine in the 1980s-1990s. with Iconastas Russian Fine Art and Antiques, London SW1. Formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'. Ex property of a British gentleman. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Icon with Saint Nicholas of Myra
Greek Islands, circa 1800 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Tempera on wood with red and green frame, Saint Nicholas with a book in his left hand and making the gesture of blessing with his right, dressed as a bishop, with a green sticharion, covered by a red-pink omophorion, and surmounted by a white epitrachelion embroidered with black crosses; the saint flanked by Jesus and Virgin Mary, Christ holding the Gospel, Mary the bishop’s epitrachelion; Greek inscriptions 'Saint Nikolaos (O A[ΓΙΟΣ] ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΣ), Iesus Christos (ΙΣ ΧΡ) and Mother of God (ΜΡ ΘΥ)' on the gilt background. 942 grams, 29.5 x 24.5 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Saint Nicholas lived in 4th century A.D. and was the bishop of Myra, in the Roman Asia Minor. Because of the many miracles attributed to his work, his cult was widespread in the Orthodox world and he is known as Nicholas the wonderworker. His reputation as a secret gift-giver (such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them outside, or the dowry given to three maidens saving them from prostitution) created a model for Santa Claus. The veneration of the saint, who participated in the Council of Nicaea of 325 A.D., began very soon after his death.
