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LOT 2090
WWI Christmas Chocolate Tin
1914-1918 A.D.
5 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (131 grams, 12.9 x 8.5 mm).
Rectangular in plan with hinged lid, repoussé design with 'Imperium Britannicum' above and allied powers (Russia, France, Serbia, etc.) named in panels, 'Christmas 1914' legend below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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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Greek Wooden Icon with Silver Cover Showing Saint Michael and Gabriel
Istanbul, circa 1860 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £481
Showing the standing Taxiarches (commanders of the Heavenly Army) Michael (A[rchangel] M[ichael]) and Gabriel (A[rchangel] G[abriel]); Michael dressed in pseudo-Roman scale armour worn over a garment with hanging pteryges, partially covered by his military cloak, the raised right hand holding a sword and the left hand resting on a shield; Gabriel dressed in long mantion (a cloak fastened under the neck), long court dress with embroidery, holding the messenger’s flower in one hand and the Globe of the Divine Power over the world in the other; floral frame; fabric mark in Turkish and Greek (ω) near the right shoulder of Saint Michael. 285 grams, 16.2 x 12 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The icon is from a Constantinople workshop circa 1860 A.D. During the Turkokratia (the Turkish domination) the Orthodox inhabitants of Constantinople continued to entrust their protection to the powerful military commanders of the Heavenly Host, the Archangels. Following the Slavic style, the icons were often covered by embossed silver plates (riza), generally reproducing the same figures on the painted wood. -
Greek Silver Atlas Cross
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Silver-gilt with architectural detailing, arched voids to reveal an inner carved wood cross with figural and other ornament; attachment socket to foot. 171 grams, 14 cm
Acquired on the European art market before 2000. Ex property of a Dutch collector. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Vintage Medieval Style Chest
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a wooden frame with applied metal plates and decorative trims, a helmetted knight's head to the lid, fleur-de-lys motifs to the lid and long panels, large lion-head mount to each short face, inside with perspex panels; after the antique. 3.69 kg, 33 x 23 x 13 cm
Ex Midlands, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
