Tudor Bronze Artefact Group

Copy of a Greek sculpture (now lost) from the Hellenistic period (323-31 BC) thought to have been made in bronze; a young Galatian warrior, wounded in the chest by a sword blow and dying, half-lying with his face turned downwards; with typical features of the idealised Celtic warrior: the high cheekbones, the hairstyle with thick and long locks, and the moustache (mytax); resting on a discarded shield with short sword under his right hand, straps and two tubular war-horns. 4 kg, 32 cm



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.

The Dying Gaul statue was rediscovered in Rome in the early 17th century, specifically in the 1620s, during excavations for the Villa Ludovisi. It was initially part of the Ludovisi collection and later acquired by Pope Clement XII for the Capitoline Museums. Except for a torque around the neck (a metal necklace typical of Celtic warriors), the figure is completely naked. It is possible to identify the figure tentatively as the ‘Trumpeter of Epigonos’ mentioned by Pliny (Natural History 34.88).

Gilt panel with hand-painted image of St Nicholas standing between busts of Jesus and Mary, Cyrillic text above; mounted in a wooden frame with grapevine surround and hinged glazed lid; old label to reverse 'O bache / Capitain'. 946 grams, 23 cm



From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Tempera on wood panel with silver-gilt basma reveal; gilt field with four nimbate figures standing in three-quarter view; the two outer figures each in floor-length female robe with wimple and open-fronted mantle; inner figures bearded with sumptuous vestments, each holding a codex; above, clouds parted to reveal facing figure with metal nimbus applied to the basma; above this, three nimbate figures in the basma with voids to reveal the painted faces below, repoussé floral motifs to border; Cyrillic legends Vasili (Basil), Aleksandra, Fyodor (Theodore), Ebdokia; mounting bars in recesses to reverse. 1.27 kg, 31 x 25 cm



Acquired on the European art market. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.