Sales catalogue: Christies

Date:: 4-11 August 1915

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/4/64

Credit: Sales catalogue: Christies. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$827 828 829 880 of Sweden, in silver-gilt case; a similar silver seal, with parchment attached ; a circular brass box, pierced with floral ornaments; a Buddist praying-wheel, from Tibet ’ and two small engraved silver cups A Russo-Greek bronze and enamel crucifix; a silver triptych ny case, with the sacred initials in enamel; a small Russian (/ 4 Te ‘ikon; a bronze crucifix; and a silver filigree incense- © fi j burner ay A rosary and a crucifix, of box-wood—Spamsh, late 16th (' ] us Century ; and a liturgical comb, of box-wood, pierced with he Al tracery—early 16th Century 2 A clasp-knife, the handle of box-wood, carved with a ter- Abs minal figure-—Brescran, 17th Century; the grip of aclasp- | ;f s@ knife, carved with Amorini; and two clasp-knives—early A\¢ y/ 18th Century | eri A small table-clock, in a circular case of metal-gilt, the t\ movement by Windmill, of London, the sides of the case WI ) : are inset with plaques of verre eglomisé, the dial is spheroidal, and the time indicated by a serpent’s head; \ below this is applied a crucifix, with a cross of crystal, and set with coloured stones—54 im. high hes els. A small rectangular casket, of silver, fastening with a pad- lock, the whole engraved with scrollwork, introducing ( figures of Cupids and birds—late 17th Centwry ; a small \> silver statuette, of a cavalier—temp. Charles II.—4 i. high; another, equestrian statuette, parcel-gilt, on lapis | lazuli plinth ; and a small statuette, in silver, of Van Dyck \ (/ A cuir-boulli case for holding a Pax, tooled with the figure of /) the Virgin, foliage, &c.—late 15th Century; a Limoges ¥ /, enamel portrait plaque; and a Florentine mosaic of hounds, in ebonised frame$

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