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LOT 2126
Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Hat Pin
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.66 grams, 19 mm).
The domed head adorned with filigree roundels and circlets interspersed with granules, decoratively notched rim; S-shaped hook to reverse.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Roman style Gold Ring with Minerva Intaglio
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With slender hoop and granule cluster at junction with the bezel, rectangular cell with inset glass intaglio profile bust of helmetted Minerva; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.45 grams, 23.48 mm overall, 20.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Triptych Icon with Christ, Virgin Mary and Saint John
Circa 1820 A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Depicting the Deesis divided in three panels, with Jesus Christ at the centre, Saint Mary on the left panel and Saint John the Baptist on the right; God holding the Gospel in his left hand and raising his right hand in blessing; Mary with veiled head and mantle, wearing a maphorion mantle over an embroidered robe and holding a scroll; Saint John, portrayed as an elderly man, wearing a camel-skin robe, winged and holding a bowl containing an infant with flexed legs and raised right hand, the saint’s right hand pointing toward the infant Jesus, his left hand holding a scroll with the prophecy of Isaiah, while the right hand is raised in blessing gesture; Old Slavic inscription around the figures: 'ΙC ΧΡ' (Jesus Christ); 'ΜΡ ϴΥ'(Mother of God), ‘Saint John the Precursor’ (Иоа́нн Предте́ча); the images framed by a pseudo-vegetal and abstract decorations; the instruments of the Passion and the city of Jerusalem on the cover. 553 grams, 10 cm
Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
The Deisis or Deesis (Деисус, Gk. for “supplication”) was the depiction of the Virgin, John the Baptist and possibly many more saints interceding with Christ on behalf of mankind. -
George III Gold Memento Mori Ring with Skull
Dated 13 February 1783 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Hoop with stylised skull to the outer face and incised copperplate legend 'In memory R F obt 13 Feb 83' to the inner with indistinct maker's mark '?.S'. 3.23 grams, 20.3 mm overall, 18.1 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Found Shrewton, Wiltshire, UK.
