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LOT 2167
Tudor Bronze Clothes Hook Fastener Collection
16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 1/2 in. (13.4 grams total, 28-37 mm).
A mixed group of hooked fasteners, including an oval with a low-relief female profile, an openwork rosette, rectangular with a low-relief of double-headed serpent, an openwork interlaced design, and some with suspension lug. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s.
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Large Veneto-Cretan Icon of 'Ecce Homo' in Gilt Wooden Frame
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,400
With the portrait of Christ in tempera and gold on wood panel, with mounting slots to reverse; gessoed board with gilt surface, reserved portrait bust in three-quarters view on a textured field with tendrils, scrolls and other ornament within the nimbus; Christ shown with shoulder-length auburn hair and short beard wearing a scarlet cloak fastened at the centre of the neck and crown of thorns on his head; facial expression of suffering and pain, with drops of blood on his forehead; the icon set in a carved gilded wooden frame with a beaded edge, flanked by two small pillars with rich vegetal decoration and angel heads in the upper part. 7.75 kg, 79 x 58.5 cm
Acquired on the European art market. Private collection, London, UK. 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.13061-249291.
This splendid specimen represents Christ as ‘Ecce Homo’, when Pilate, in the desperate attempt to save Jesus from Crucifixion, presented him to the people of Jerusalem dressed in a red cloak and wearing the crown of thorns (John, XIX,5). -
Large Tudor Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Decoration
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid in plan and domed with repoussé ornament, ropework border, central boss with four lobes surrounding; stud to reverse with rove. 26.9 grams, 59 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. -
WWI Trench Art Wooden Walking Stick
1914-1918 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Carved as the staff or 'Rod of Asclepius' with a snake curled around the staff and inscribed 'IN MEMORY OF GREAT EUROPEAN WAR'; chip-carved median band and differential staining. 389 grams, 85 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
'Trench Art' refers to decorated objects made by soldiers from the debris of war and serving as souvenirs and pastimes.
