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Religious Objects — Precious Objects - Philips Auctions Australia
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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Religious Objects
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| *** | An Elizabeth I sterling silver communion cup, 1582 London, maker's mark an incuse small letter b (Jackson, rev. Ed. 1989, p. 101, line 2) raised on a spreading domed base, the trumpet foot with central knop supporting a gently flaring bowl engraved with a… | *** |  |
| *** | An Austro-Hungarian parcel-gilt Jewish ceremonial 'Havdalah Cup', tapered with baluster shaped stem and lobed foot inset with mounted cabochons and engraved with a Hebrew inscription, 'I Will Take the Cup of Salvation and Call Upon the Name of the Lord'.… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Orthodox icon of three hierarchs, possibly 18th century. Provenance: Lebanon, an icon on a long timber panel depicting half portraits of John, Basil and Gregory each holding scrolls with script, in tempera colours upon a gold ground, height 19… | *** |  |
| *** | An Russian icon, 18th century, the image depicts 'Christ, the Pantocrator' displaying Jesus in a traditional pose holding the bible in one hand and with the other raised all richly gilded throughout. Height 36 cm. Width 31 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Russian silver oklad painted icon, 19th century, the painted icon of Virgin and infant Christ within a finely repousse and engraved silver oklad with pierced halo, marked in Cyrillic at the bottom, housed in a gilt wood frame and mounted behind… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian silver oklad icon, circa 18th century. 'The Resurrection of Christ'. Height 36 cm width 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon. 18th century, the scene depicts the Archangel 'Mich'l' surrounded by various saints painted in egg tempera and gilt. Height 35 cm. Width 31 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian Orthodox icon of the nativity of the Virgin Mary, late 18th early 19th century in tempera colours, gilt and gesso upon wood panel, the painted icon with nativity scene in arched panel with St Anne and St Joachin, the Virgin Mary and her parents… | *** |  |
| *** | A large antique Russian 'Resurrection/Descent into Hell' icon with twelve Festival scenes. In tempera colours upon a prepared timber panel with battens, a central scene with the resurrected Christ within a mandorla and another with Christ standing at the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian 'Christ Enthroned' icon. Late 18th century. In tempera colours and gilt upon a gesso prepared timber panel depicting the seated Christ holding the Gospel of Matthew in his left hand and accompanied by two saintly figures, Cyrillic script in… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian painted icon of St Nicholas, 19th century, the bust-length figure of the saint holding his right hand in a blessing gesture, flanked by subsidiary figures of Christ and Mary and further saints in the borders, Cyrillic identifying inscriptions… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Russian icon, 19th century, the icon of Virgin and infant Christ within a finely engraved silver gilt oklad, mounted behind glass in a modern gilt and hardwood frame mark 84 Hc, height 35.5 cm, width 31.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian Orthodox icon of St Nicholas with Saint Queen Alexandria, 17th century, depicting Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker with gospels standing beside a jewelled, Queen, Christ behind holding two crowns, in tempera colours upon gesso, prepared linen on… | *** |  |
| *** | A large antique 'Mother of God - Hodegetria' icon. Possibly 17th century. In tempera colours upon a prepared timber panel with battens, depicting the Virgin gesturing to the reciprocating Christ child seated on her left knee and gazing at his mother in… | *** |  |
| *** | A Kazakhstan icon. 19th century, the image depicts the mother of God and with the baby Jesus painted in egg tempera and gilt. Height 31 cm. Width 26 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian gilt and polychrome painted icon of the Virgin and child, 19th century, painted with Cyrillic inscriptions within a raised brown-painted border, on linen laid to a pine panel. Height 32.5 cm. Width 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian polychrome painted and gilt travelling triptych icon, 19th century, the shaped wire-hinged walnut case with foot-stand opening to reveal the central panel painted with the Virgin and child on a gilt ground, flanked by panels of adoring saints… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Russian Orthodox icon of Saint Alexander Nevsky, 19th century, in tempera colours upon a gesso prepared timber panel with battens, Alexander typically attired in a suit of armour with a Royal robe trimmed in ermine, a Crown, sceptre and orb beside… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Russian 'Resurrection/Descent into Hell' icon with twelve Festival scenes. In tempera colours upon a prepared timber panel, the central image depicting Christ within a mandorla and another with Christ holding a pennant, surrounded by twelve… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Russian icon, 18th century, the segmented into four scenes depicting Mary, baby Jesus and various saints. Height 44.5 cm. Width 37 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon, circa 17th / 18th century, the curved panel painted in egg tempera and gilt depicts Saint Sophia's three daughters Faith, Hope and Charity. Height 32 cm. Width 23 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian painted icon of St Pelagia, 19th century, the saint naturalistically painted wearing a nun's habit in an extensive landscape, a Cyrillic inscription above her head identifying the saint, on a pine panel. Height 36 cm. Width 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian polychrome-painted and gilt icon of St Ioasaph, Bishop of Belgorod, 19th century, the saint half-length in his vestments within a decoratively tooled gilt and coloured and gilt foliate borders, a Cyrillic inscription below, on a pine panel.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon of the Christ Pantocrator, early 19th century, the long robed figure with gilt halo holding an open book. Height 43 cm. Width 34 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian Pokrov icon. 18th century, the ' icon of the Protection ' depicts the feast of the mother of God with various Saints in attendance, painted in egg tempera and gilt. Height 31 cm. Width 26 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An Orthodox icon of a Prophet or apostle with a scroll, probably 17th century, in gesso and gilt upon a prepared timber panel depicting a white bearded figure with a red cloak and nimbus holding an open scroll, with church Slavonic script to the scroll… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian 'Christ Pantocrator' icon. Possibly 17th century. In tempera colours and silver upon a gesso prepared timber panel depicting a half length figure of Christ attired in a red 'Chiton' and a dark 'Himation', his right hand raised in benediction,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian polychrome-painted icon of the Raising of the True cross, 18th/early 19th century, with the figures of Constantine, St Helena, and others, on a beech or birch panel. Height 29 cm. Width 42.5 cm, oval | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian 'Lamentation' icon, early to mid 19th century, in tempera colours with gilt highlights upon a prepared panel depicting the mother of God with clasped hands gazing at the dead Christ, with a brass oklad with pierced nimbus and later beaded… | *** |  |
| *** | A French .950 silver gilt altar chalice set in a travelling case, early 20th century, Minerva 1 standard, rubbed makers' marks to both, the plain goblet shaped bowl upon a knopped stem above a conical lobed base, the communion plate with Gothic cross… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique ivory religious group of the holy family, 19th to 20th century, a traditional rendition with Joseph carrying his attribute of a flowering, staff, Mary with hands in prayer and Jesus with hand raised in benediction, raised on a later shaped… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian silver oklad painted icon of a saint, unidentified mark M.H (twice) and other indistinct marks, the repousse riza with liturgical vestments and halo and with the saint's name engraved in Cyrillic revealing his painted face and hands within a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Greek icon of the Virgin Mary and child, late 18th century, the square plaque with a recessed centre set with an image of the mother Mary and plaque with the child Christ. Height 31 cm. Width 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian Mother of God 'Joy to all Who Grieve' icon. Late 18th to 19th century, apparently Stroganov school. In tempera colours on a gesso prepared timber panel with ark depicting a full length mother of God flanked by palm leaves and suffering figures,… | *** |  |
| *** | A George V sterling silver set of seven kiddush cups & tray, 1921 London, with maker's marks for Julius Rosenthal & J. Zeving (Joseph Zweig). The Rosenthal set comprising 1 large & 6 small cups with campana shaped bowls on knopped stems & domed bases,… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine antique sampler in French, the Ten Commandments, circa 1737, possibly Belgian, in silk upon raw linen, embroidered with crewel and cross stitch depicting a tablet with the commandments, an amorino and musical figures and flanked by ecclesiastical… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian Orthodox icon of four 'Chosen Saints Martyr Herman, Johan, Slatoust (John Chrysostom), Evdokjia, Mary Magdalene, 19th century, in tempera colours against a finely tooled gilded ground with intricate, borders with coloured enrichments, upon a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon of three Saints, Basil, John Chrysostom and Gregory, circa 1,800. the unusually elongated and directly facing bishops in the Byzantine Novgorod tradition upon a shallow gold lattice background with painted borders, the figure of the Virgin… | *** |  |
| *** | A finely carved crucifix in mixed timbers, 18th century, French or Italian, with figures in fruitwood and depicting Christ on the cross, at his feet the Virgin Mary, John the Baptist and another disciple kneeling with an urn, all raised on a rococo carved… | *** |  |
| *** | A French .950 silver gilt altar chalice in a travelling case, early 20th century, Minerva 1 standard, partial maker's mark M, the goblet shaped bowl supported in a stiff leaf collar above a decorative, knopped stem terminating in a broad conical base with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian silver gilt oklad painted icon of a Saint a. Riyarkov, Moscow(?), 1884 (the town mark rubbed) the repousse riza with a floral and strap-work border enclosing the figure shown with liturgical vestments and a halo with engraved Cyrillic… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian silver yad torah pointer, circa 1872, possibly Moscow, the large pointer set with an amethyst coloured stone to the barrel and decorated with low relief patterns and finished with an eagle finial. Weight 118gr. Length 43.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian .875 silver gilt oklad and painted icon of a Saint, 1884 St Petersburg, zolotniki 84, assayer's mark for Aleksandr Frans Fan-der-Flit, maker's mark for a. Ryarkov, the repousse revetment with a floral and strapwork border enclosing the figure… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian polychrome-painted and gilt icon of St Catherine, 19th century, the central full-length figure of the saint with the figure of the blessing Christ in Heaven above and flanked by four small martyrdom scenes, within an interlaced border, on a pine… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian silver torah Crown, Moscow, the elaborate pierced Crown set with ruby coloured facetted stones and interspersed with the Russian coat of arms. Stamped to exterior. Weight 60gr. Height 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Orthodox panel of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, 18th to 19th century, a naturalistic study of the saint holding the gospels and with his right hand, in a sign of benediction, in tempera colours upon a prepared wooden panel, with battens inserted into… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon, 'Saints Zosima and Savvatiy' 19th century. In tempera colours upon a timber panel, depicting full length figures of the saints flanking the Solovetsy Monastery (which they founded in the mid 15th century in the white sea, far north Russia)… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian Orthodox icon of mother of God Kazanskaya, 18th century, a highly stylised image of the mother of God gazing at the Christ child who, stares directly forward, with right hand raised in blessing, surrounded by a pierced, embossed and tooled brass… | *** |  |
| *** | A Papal state.800 silver swing handled holy water font 1814/1815, with mixed marks of France/Rome following papal restoration; coq mark of fineness, assay office of Rome head/helmet stamp, Gp below a Crown -provisional government mark; and base marked Fc… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian polychrome painted icon of St. Nicholas, 19th century, the saint half-length showing a blessing gesture and holding the scripture, his head flanked by small figures of Christ and the Virgin, with Cyrillic inscriptions within a raised… | *** |  |
| *** | A Persian illustrated scroll in Hebrew on vellum, iran, Qajar Dynasty, circa 19th century, the manuscript scrolls on velum with a long text in Hebrew with nikud markings, two polychrome illustrations, one of a Prince, apparently unsigned. Length 300 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon, 'Enthroned Mother of God with Fourteen Saints and Angels', 18th century, in tempera colours on a prepared timber panel with ark and supportive battens, depicting the Virgin with the Christ child upon her knee, the inward facing saintly… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian Orthodox icon of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, 19th century, in muted colours and gilding upon a gesso prepared timber panel with battens depicting a half length figure of Saint Nicholas attired in his red 'Felón' with bishop crosses, his… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian cased silver oklad icon, circa 1850, the hinged case above a water gilt frame enclosing a silver bodied a painted image of a religious figure. Height 27 cm. Width 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon of 'St John the Baptist with the Infant Jesus', 18th century, in tempera colours upon a batten supported timber panel and typically depicting the gaunt saint holding a scroll and a tiny image of the Christ child in a chalice representing… | *** |  |
| *** | An Orthodox panel of Christ at the Last supper, 18th century, naturalistically modelled with Christ holding the bread with a chalice of wine before him, and raising his right hand in blessing, in tempera colours, upon a gesso prepared wooden panel with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon of 'St Nicholas of Myra', mid 19th century, in colours upon a prepared panel with supportive battens, depicting a half portrait of St Nicholas in the Western manner in his typical pose of benediction and holding the bible. Height 30.5 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian 'Mother of God - Kazanskaya' icon, 18th century, in tempera colours upon a prepared panel depicting the Virgin holding the Christ child with his right hand in benediction, with a decoratively pressed brass oklad and a pierced nimbus. Height 31.5… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon, 'Christ Pantocator', early 19th century, in tempera colours upon a prepared panel, and typically depicting the image of Christ gazing out of the image with his right hand raised in benediction, the left cradling the bible, a naïve… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Russian Orthodox icon of St George and the dragon, 19th century, the icon in tempera colours on a gesso prepared ground on a timber panel with battens, painted in the Western manner with an animated saint and horse in a landscape setting, with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Imperial Russian .875 silver torah pointer, 1892 Moscow, with assay mark for a. Romanov, the slender tapering pointer with knops and six black stone cabochons, hallmarked to the stem and handle, total weight 81gr, length 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Austrian.812 silver torah finial, 1864 Vienna, with 13 loth mark and rubbed maker's mark, the single cast and chased finial with floral motifs and patterns, having a knopped stem supporting a domed trumpet upper section surmounted by a pierced Crown… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon calendar for October, circa 1860, set with a gilt and multi coloured geometric border encompassing various religious figures. Height 35 cm. Width 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 925 silver Etrog box, modern, no maker's mark, marked ‘ST925’ to the base oval with straight sides and a low domed hinged cover, the body and cover with continuous repousse bands of classical decoration, on small foliate scrolling feet, the interior… | *** |  |
| *** | A Continental timber carving of a saint. 17/18th century, mounted on a later wooden base the timber carving is depicted wearing robes, holding a bible and gesturing a blessing. Height 50 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique French wood altar crucifix, early 20th century, a fruitwood Christ figure upon an oak crucifix with a stepped base and four extended and chamfered block feet, height 56.5 cm, width 23.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Greek Orthodox icon of Saint Simeon Stylites, 18th century. On a prepared hardwood panel and painted in tempera, depicting the ascetic saint in a western style landscape sitting atop his pedestal, one leg absent, and with a gilded halo; the… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Russian 'Mother of God - Hodegetria' icon, 19th century, in tempera colours upon a prepared timber panel, a naïve depiction of a half length figure of the Virgin gesturing with her right hand to the Christ child seated upon her left knee.… | *** |  |
| *** | A boxed icon. Late 19th early 20th century, the icon depicts Mary and baby Jesus with supporting gilt frame and housed within a glass topped box. Height 24 cm. Width 21 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A quadripartite Russian icon, 19th century. Depicting Christ's lifeless body at centre hanging on the cross, with Mary and John the apostle mourning and Lord Sabaoth above in blessing, surrounded by four compartments depicting traditional images of the… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique European ivory crucifix, 19th century the well carved Corpus Christi wearing a crown of thorns with steel nails mounted upon a brass strung hardwood cross. Length 40 cm, width 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Lithuanian Orthodox icon, mother of God of the three hands, early 20th century, a portrayal of the mother of God with Christ child in a brown, orange and ochre tempera palette with gilt enrichments within a recessed ark on a prepared timber panel with… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Orthodox bronze and enamel 'Blessing Cross' Crucifixion icon, mid 19th century. the gaunt image of Christ upon the cross surmounted by trumpeting angels and surrounded by church Slavonic liturgical text in Cyrillic, in remnant white and black… | *** |  |
| *** | Four vintage religious ivory items, figures and rosary beads, circa 1960s, comprising elegantly stylised figures of the Madonna and Child, Sacred Heart of Jesus, and a miniature devotional figure with halo and hands raised in prayer, and a set of floral… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of six sterling silver Judaica items, a kiddush cup and five smaller kiddush goblets, second half 20th century, Israeli, with maker's marks for Bier and the goblets by Zadok, a straight sided Bier cup with four applied cabochon green jewels to the… | *** |  |
| *** | A French .950 silver gilt altar set in a travelling case, 19th century, Minerva 1 standard, mark of Pierre Leroux to plate, a broad goblet shaped bowl with a vegetal undulate band upon a knopped stem, to the spreading conical base, and a brushed silver… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian brass three panel icon, circa 1880, the hinged front set with an image of the cross surrounded by angels opening to reveal three embalmed images of Jesus, mother Mary and John, the Baptist. Height 14 cm. Length 39 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A framed painted plaque of the Madonna Della Sedia after Raphael, circa 1900, the oval ceramic plaque of the Madonna holding the infant Christ, unsigned, housed in a gilt frame, in good condition as catalogued, height: 27 cm length: 22.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian enamelled brass travelling triptych icon 19th century, the plain front enclosing images cast in relief of St Mary, Christ, and St John the Baptist, each within enamelled foliate surrounds with script. Height 14.5 cm. Width 40 cm. (opened) | *** |  |
| *** | A two religious carved timber panels, 20th century, depicting a bust of Jesus and a figural carving of a Madonna holding Jesus. Height 43 cm. Height 53 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Greek Orthodox mother of God 'Hodegetria' icon, 19th century, on a heavy timber panel upon a gesso prepared ground and painted in tempera colours with gilding in the Northern Greek Byzantine manner depicting the mother of God in an attitude of piety,… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Russian Orthodox oklad painted icon of a Saint, 19th century -, the icon of a saint on horseback with an openwork floral and strap-work gilt copper border, the repousse brass riza with liturgical vestments and silvered halo revealing the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon of the Christ Pantocrator, early 19th century, the long robed figure with gilt halo holding an open book, height 33 cm. Width 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon of the life and death of Jesus, 19th century, the multi panelled plaque depicting the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus. Height 41 cm. Width 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Eight sterling silver kiddush cups in three designs, two vases, all Birmingham 1906-1919, with maker's marks for Rosenzweig & Taitelbaum, three urn shaped bright cut cups, two similar marked at for probably Aaron Taitelbaum, three conical engraved cups by… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique European ivory and walnut crucifix, 19th century, the well carved figure with steel nails mounted upon a brass strung cross with contrasting burr walnut veneers to the edges, length 34.5 cm, width 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A miniature painting of a Madonna and Child, a finely painted and detailed oval miniature in gouache after Sandra Botticelli's 1480s painting, 'Madonna of the books', housed in an ivory tile frame within a gilt bronze bezel, height 14 cm, width 12 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A brass single panel icon, 19th century, set to the centre with a knight upon a horse surrounded by enamelled plaques of the twelve disciples. Height 12 cm. Width 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian Orthodox 'Mother of God' icon, 19th century, oil on a timber panel surrounded by an embossed gilt metal oklad with simple, border patterns and floral motifs to the upper arch, with a raised and applied nimbus, set within a giltwood frame and a… | *** |  |
| *** | An Orthodox icon of 'St Michael', 18th century, in tempera colours upon a prepared panel with ark and supportive battens depicting the saint as commander of the Heavenly Host dressed in Roman military uniform with the red general's cape and holding a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon of 'Mother of God - Hodegetria', early 19th century, in tempera colours with remnant gilt upon a prepared panel with ark and supported by battens, depicting the Virgin leaning towards the Christ child typically gazing outwards with a hand… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian Orthodox four part icon, 19th century, in muted egg tempera colours and gilding upon a gesso prepared timber panel with battens depicting two images of the Virgin with Christ child to the upper section, and depictions of saints to the lower, a… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Russian Orthodox bronze icon 19th century. Cast as a small bronze pointed arch panel with four enamel colours, decorated in low relief with the figure of Christ and the Virgin accompanied by ecclesiastical figures and saints, with church… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian icon, 'St John the Forerunner', 19th century, in tempera colours upon a batten supported timber panel and typically depicting the saint as a gaunt figure holding a scroll and holding his hand in benediction. Height 31.5 cm. Width 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Orthodox bronze 'Blessing Cross' Crucifixion icon, mid 19th century. the gaunt image of Christ upon the cross surrounded by church Slavonic liturgical text in Cyrillic, with script verso. Height 18 cm. Width 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique framed Corpus Christi, early 20th century, an arched giltwood frame on red bole enclosing a gilded crucifix and ivorine figure mounted on tan silk damask, fabric as found, length 47.5 cm, width 31.5 cm | *** |  |