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LOT 2008
Western Asiatic Style Steel Calligraphic Strong Box
20TH CENTURY AD.
10 x 8 x 5 3/8 in. (3.23 kg, 25.5 x 20.5 x 13.5 cm).
With hinged lid and globular feet, the panels decorated with dense calligraphy and stylised birds. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Showing Saint Seraphim of Sarov printed on embossed metal-sheet with fabric backing, Cyrillic inscription flanking the elaborate halo. 178 grams, 22.4 x 18 cm
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Saint Seraphim of Sarov (1759-1833) was a renowned Russian monk and mystic whose ascetic practice and counselling in cases of conscience awarded him the title Starets (spiritual teacher).
