Very Large Uzbek Bed or Table Cover

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).

Graduated fusiform banded agate beads with gilt metal spacer beads. 175 grams, 76 cm



Private collection, UK.

Biconvex in section with intaglio Fortuna standing in ankle-length robe on a baseline, supporting a cornucopia in one arm and holding two stems; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.15 grams, 24 mm



Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.