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LOT 0437
Wooden Icon of the Virgin Mary Blessed by Angels
ASIA MINOR, 18TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (755 grams, 21.6 x 29 cm).
Painted on a wooden board with raised frame, gessoed surface with painting of Mary adored by four kneeling females around her and three winged angels above; Mary clad in deep red floor-length robe with dark blue mantle; bearded God in upper corner releasing a dove (The Holy Spirit) towards her; Mary's nimbus emphasised with a gilt metal crescent around the head, with repoussé wreath detailing and pellets to the border; pins and suspension link to one edge of the frame.
ProvenanceEx Mehlis Auctions, Berlin, Germany.
From an important collection of icons.
Cf. Geelmuyden Bulgurlu, V., Ulf, A., Lindgren, N., Bodin, H., Balicka-Witakowska, E., Five essays on icons, Stockholm & Istanbul, 2005, fig.E p.86, for a figure of Mary with identical face in the collection of Gunnar Ekelof.
FootnotesThe view of Mary as the Comforter of the Afflicted is one of the oldest in the church. Here the painter combines the theme of the consoling mother with that of her being calling by God as Mother of Life, with the angels in devotion, while desperate human beings crowd at her feet. Here, God is sending his spirit in the form of a dove, to sanction the union between heaven and earth confirmed by Mary, who is the vas Christi.
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LOT 0437
Wooden Icon of the Virgin Mary Blessed by Angels
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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Heraldic Stained Glass Panel Showing Jacob and the Angel
Circa 1600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Rectangular panel assembled from irregular fragments; polychrome painted scene; painted German text in panel above, heater shield with five-pointed star below and title text. 306 grams, 24.5 cm
with Sandford Orcas Manor, South Bedroom. Private collection. -
Wooden Icon of the Virgin Mary Blessed by Angels
Asia Minor, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Painted on a wooden board with raised frame, gessoed surface with painting of Mary adored by four kneeling females around her and three winged angels above; Mary clad in deep red floor-length robe with dark blue mantle; bearded God in upper corner releasing a dove (The Holy Spirit) towards her; Mary's nimbus emphasised with a gilt metal crescent around the head, with repoussé wreath detailing and pellets to the border; pins and suspension link to one edge of the frame. 755 grams, 21.6 x 29 cm
Ex Mehlis Auctions, Berlin, Germany. From an important collection of icons.
The view of Mary as the Comforter of the Afflicted is one of the oldest in the church. Here the painter combines the theme of the consoling mother with that of her being calling by God as Mother of Life, with the angels in devotion, while desperate human beings crowd at her feet. Here, God is sending his spirit in the form of a dove, to sanction the union between heaven and earth confirmed by Mary, who is the vas Christi. -
Mesopotamian Style Terracotta Mother Goddess Statuette
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Modelled in the round in crouching pose with hands resting on the handstone of a saddle quern; repaired. 2.52 kg, 22.5 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.
