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LOT 1830
Willis Woodbines Advertisment in Original Frame with Cigarettes
1920S A.D.
17 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (2 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.) (2.25 kg total, 44 x 56.5 cm, cigarettes: 68 x 39 mm).
Original printed image of a seated female with one leg crossed over the other, smoking a cigarette; ivory-coloured reveal with 'Will's "Wild Woodbine" / Cigarettes 5 for wd. 10 for 4 d.; in glazed wooden frame; offered with original pack of five cigarettes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1830
Willis Woodbines Advertisment in Original Frame with Cigarettes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Russian Wooden Icon with St John the Baptist
19th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Comprising a painted board with mounting panel and slots to the reverse, gessoed surface with painting of St John the Baptist standing nimbate with wings spread behind him, left hand supporting a bowl containing his severed head and holding an unfurled scroll with Cyrillic text 'Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand,' (Matthew 3:2); right hand raised in blessing; landscape with sand-dunes and trees; gilded title above; the upper border with gilt Slavonic inscription reading 'Holy John the Forerunner'; from the Palekh Icon School, probably made in Mstera circa 1890. 1.02 kg, 31 cm high
Fine condition.
Ex property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.11546-196366.
The Palekh icon school emerged in the 17th century, inspired by the Moscow and Suzdal traditions of icon painting. Although preserving many features of traditional Russian iconography, the school created its own style that remained active into the 18th century. The hallmarks of the school include the frequent use of gold on the clothes of the saints and a rich palette. Bodies are shown as tall and slender and abrupt transitions between light and shadow are distinctive features of Palekh icons. The wings of Saint John derive from the double meaning of the Greek word used to describe him in Mark 1:2 - Angelos, meaning both messenger and angel. John is often called a 'Heavenly Man' and 'Earthly Angel' in Orthodoxy. At his feet is shown a small tree with an axe cutting into it, illustrating Luke 3:9, 'And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the tree...' -
Bronze Statuette Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: Mercury in active pose; Egyptian-style figure with crossed arms; minotaur with braided collar; rectangular stone base 449 grams total, 11.5 - 16.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Two Rembrandt van Rijn Etchings
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising: landscape with farm buildings, cows and horses; accompanied by a portrait, an impression of Rembrandt by Thomas Worlidge, printed 1757, torn. 11 grams total, 14.5 x 13.5 - 15.2 x 9.5 cm
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
The 'portrait of a man' shows clearly the influence of Rembrandt's self-portrait studies, e.g. 'Self Portrait with Saskia' of 1636. The landscape scene resembles 'Landscape with Cottage' drawn in the 1650s.
