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LOT 2372
Victorian Silver Memento Mori Lidded Coffin-Shaped Casket with Skull and Crossed Bones
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (21.9 grams, 45 mm).
Trapezoidal in plan with hinged lid, panels of scrolled foliage within undulating borders to each face; applied rose-gold cross bottony to lid above a skull and crossed longbones; inside, glazed panel to accept a lock of hair (absent); pierced lug at foot aligning with hole in the lid to secure it. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously from the house sale of a late English collector.
Ex USA private collection, 1970s-1980s.
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LOT 2372
Victorian Silver Memento Mori Lidded Coffin-Shaped Casket with Skull and Crossed Bones
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Painted Gilt Wooden Icon of Byzantine Saint George
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Rectangular wooden panel with chamfered border, gesso and gilt surface; painted image of a standing nimbate figure, bare-headed and wearing a cuirass and red cloak, with curved rectangular shield and drawn sword; legend: 'OAΓι ΓΕωΡΓιοC' (Saint George); 'COPY 40 TAM 2' to verso and label with details in Greek, English and French 'No.1903b Byzantine Museum. "St George" 15th cent.' 1.79 kg, 52.5 x 30.2 cm
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Saint Nicholas
19th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £89
Representing Saint Nicholas of Myra with a book in his left hand and making the gesture of blessing with his right, dressed as a bishop with sticharion, covered by omophorion, and surmounted by an epitrachelion embroidered with crosses; the saint flanked by Jesus and Virgin Mary, Christ holding the gospel, Mary the bishop’s epitrachelion; Cyrillic inscriptions 'Saint Nikolaos the Wonderworker (СВЯТЫЙ НИКОЛА ЧУДОТВОРЕЦ), Iesus Christos (ΙΣ ΧC) and Mother of God (ΜΡ ΘΥ)' on the enamelled background. 348 grams, 10.7 cm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
The icon features meticulous craftsmanship typical of Orthodox iconography. The enamel colors, despite the passage of time, retain their vibrant intensity, highlighting the key elements of the depicted images. The refined details and use of enamel give depth and luminosity to the icon, making it a precious example of the Russian Orthodox tradition. -
Tudor Bronze Ring with Clasped Hands
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
D-section hoop with the bezel formed as clasped hands. 2.39 grams, 19.63 mm overall, 16.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
