Byzantine, ca. 1000 CE. This is a collection of six small bronze pilgrim badges made for religious use. Each depict saints except one which seems to depict the Holy Family. These would have been sold to pilgrims on their routes, probably to sites in the Holy Land. Size: 0.9" W x 1" H (2.3 cm x 2.5 cm). Provenance: Ex-Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: All show varying degrees of patina and wear. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111569
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Byzantium, ca. 9th to 13th century CE. This is a pair of particularly nice bronze religious objects -- my favorites that I have seen come across my desk! The first is a cross with applied elements, a hinge to hang it from, and dangling decorative objects. The second is a fully intact cross-shaped reliquary that is sealed shut. Relics -- physical remains of saints or objects associated with Christ, such as pieces of the True Cross, the shroud His body was wrapped in, or, mythically, the Holy Grail – held tremendous power in medieval Christianity. Reliquaries, objects designed to hold relics, were usually kept in cathedrals or churches, but some wealthy individuals were able to possess them. The less wealthy could purchase replicas of reliquaries, small reliquaries containing less precious items like soil from a holy site (like these), or metal items produced as a form of souvenir from shrines. Later, many of these objects were destroyed in times of religious conflict or strife; ones that are intact have often been passed down through generations of families. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has several of these items in its collection, including on display – see the small hinged cross reliquary that looks VERY similar to this one, depicting Christ and the Virgin in Gallery 303. Size of largest: 3.25" L x 1.6" W (8.3 cm x 4.1 cm) Provenance: Ex-Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: Both have working hinges! All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111592
Byzantine, ca. 1000 CE. This is a collection of four small religious items from the Byzantine era. Three are bronze: a cross decorated with holes, a cross with a fine carving of the crucifixion, and a small square panel decorated with a cross. The fourth is a delicate and beautifully detailed silver cross. Size of largest: 3.4" L x 2.4" W (8.6 cm x 6.1 cm). Provenance: Ex-Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: All four have patina to varying degrees; the silver cross is delicate and easily bent. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111565
Byzantium, ca. 9th to 13th century CE. This is a collection of three bronze reliquaries and a bronze cross to be worn as a pendant. The reliquaries all have places to attach a hinge; each is decorated with a low relief religious scene. Relics -- physical remains of saints or objects associated with Christ, such as pieces of the True Cross, the shroud His body was wrapped in, or, mythically, the Holy Grail – held tremendous power in medieval Christianity. Reliquaries, objects designed to hold relics, were usually kept in cathedrals or churches, but some wealthy individuals were able to possess them. The less wealthy could purchase replicas of reliquaries, small reliquaries containing less precious items like soil from a holy site (like these), or metal items produced as a form of souvenir from shrines. Later, many of these objects were destroyed in times of religious conflict or strife; ones that are intact have often been passed down through generations of families. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has several of these items in its collection, including on display – see the small hinged cross reliquary depicting Christ and the Virgin on display in Gallery 303. Size of largest: 3.3" L x 2.2" W (8.4 cm x 5.6 cm). Provenance: Ex-Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: The three reliquaries are fragments, missing their hinged components and backs. All pieces have patina. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111559
China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. This is an earthenware painted vessel. Size: 9.5" W x 12.75" H (24.1 cm x 32.4 cm). he shape of this wonderful piece was influenced by far older bronze wine vessels produced for the elite of ancient Chinese society from the late Shang Dynasty through to the Warring States. The design consists of images of swirling heavenly clouds, painted in vibrant pink, which stand out beautifully against the charcoal hue of the clay. Provenance: Ex- Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: Repaired, with minoor chip to the rim; dirt encrustations and some wear to the paint. Much of the original pigment remains. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111486
Ancient Near East, Byzantium, ca. 600 to 1200 CE. This is a collection of small religious plaques, three bronze, one with remaining gilding, and the fourth done in lead, that were most likely bought by pilgrims from the Byzantine equivalent of souvenir stalls that would have lined their routes. Size: 2.3" W x 3.6" H (5.8 cm x 9.1 cm) Provenance: Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: Surface wear as shown. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111590
Europe, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. These are the gilded bronze arms of a cross that depict two symbols of Christ's Apostles. The first shows a saint holding a book; the second shows a griffin, which is sometimes taken to be a symbol of Christ's dual nature as both man and god. Size of each one: 4.3" W x 3.5" H (10.9 cm x 8.9 cm). Provenance: Ex- Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: Some denting; these have been removed from a cross and attached elsewhere. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111498
Russia, ca. 1800 CE. This is a four-panel bronze travelling icons with bright navy blue enamel; each panel depicts five smaller religious scenes. The unfolding four panels are what make this piece rare; all together, this is a piece that has a multitude of detail and which always reveals a new one when I look at it. The exterior also has decoration to one side, a scene of a cros in front of a city surrounded by scroll patterns and Cyrillic inscriptions, giving the object the appearance of a bronze book from the outside. This is a fine piece of craftsmanship. Size unfolded: 15.6" W x 6.6" H (39.6 cm x 16.8 cm) Provenance: Ex- Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: Beautiful condition with just a slight patina; enamel is bright and all shapes and scenes are clear. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111537
Russia, ca. 1800 CE. These are three beautiful examples of bronze traveling icons from the Russian Orthodox Church. One is bronze without any enamel and shows three saintly theologians. Another is bronze, also with three saintly theologians, but it has gorgeous blue, white, and turquoise enamel inset. The third is also bronze, with blue, green, and yellow enamel, and shows the crucifixion. Travelling icons could be carried by itinerant priests across Russia's vast landscape. Size of largest: 4.8" W x 7.8" H (12.2 cm x 19.8 cm) Provenance: Ex- Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: There is some patina, but these are in excellent condition, particularly the two with enamel. The one without enamel is missing two small pieces from the top. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111545
Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A breathtaking antique Russian Orthodox bronze cross embellished with beautiful blue and white enamel. Beyond the exquisite aesthetic beauty of this piece, is its extensive iconographic program adorning the front side and lengthy Cyrillic prayer with more imagery on the back. On the front we see the crucifixion of the Son of God. Above this is Christ the Savior flanked by a pair of angels, below a skull representing Golgotha or Skull Hill, the location where Adam was reportedly buried and Christ was crucified. Turn it over, and the program continues with a prayer and engraved depiction of the Russian Orthodox cross. All finely cast, remarkably detailed, of a substantive scale and weight. A stunning work of religious art! Size: 14.25" L x 7.25" W (36.2 cm x 18.4 cm) Provenance: Ex-Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: Expected wear and patina. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111581
A bronze sundial, with a solid gnomon, finely engraved with a compass, signed 'PATTRICK LONDON', 22.3cm diameter. Thomas Pattrick active between 1799-1811, Optician Globe Maker and Spectacles Maker, 8 Orange Street, Leicester Square, 20 Plumtree Street, Bloomsbury and 29 King Street, Covent Garden.
After the antique. A French bronze of Arrotino the Scythian knife grinder, crouching sharpening a blade on a whetstone, mounted on a Siena marble plinth, late 18th / early 19th century, 33.8cm high, 34.5cm wide, 20.4cm deep. The Hellenistic-Roman original was discovered in the 16th century in Trastevere, Rome. It found its way into the Medici collections in the 18th century and is now on display in the Tribuna of the Uffizi, Florence. Provenance: Purchased from Christopher Clarke Antiques, 1991. The Collection of the Late P.J. Rankin.
After the antique. An 18th century Italian bronze model of the Dancing Faun, in the manner of Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi, 35.5cm high, 13cm wide. Provenance: Purchased from Christopher Clarke at the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair in 1995. The Collection of the Late P. J. Rankin. The Dancing Faun emerged in the 17th century and the first known record occurs in a book on Roman costume by Ruben's son Albert published in 1665. It is considered to be one of the finest antique sculptures, in 1695 the Florentine sculptor Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi (1656-1714) wrote to his patron Prince Liechtenstein that the 'Faun is the most beautiful statue to be seen'. The original marble can be found in the Tribuna of the Uffizi in Florence.
After the antique. A late 19th century Italian bronze equestrian group of Marcus Aurelius, set on a bronze plinth inscribed with Latin text, the base stamped 'A. PANDIANI MILANO', 54.8cm high, 30cm wide, 15.3cm deep. Provenance: The Collection of the Late P. J. Rankin. The original bronze can be found at the Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome. For a full discussion of the original see Haskell and Penny, Taste and the Antique' pp. 252-255.
After the Master of the Dolphin. A 19th century Italian bronze inkwell, in the form of a Triton riding a dolphin, holding a conch shell, the top hinged, mounted on a marble plinth, 14cm high, 15.3cm wide. Provenance: Purchased from Christopher Clarke. The Collection of the Late P. J. Rankin.
After Antonio Canova (Italian 1757-1822). A pair of 19th century Italian bronze recumbent lions, 9.9cm high, 20.5cm long, (max). (2) Antonio Canova sculpted the original lions in 1792 for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St Peter's in Rome. Provenance: The Collection of the Late P. J. Rankin.
A 19th century French bronze group of the Gracchi family, depicting Cornelia and her two sons Tiberius and Gaius, 38.3cm high, 44cm wide. A friend of Cornelia Gracchi shows her jewels and requests to see those of her hostess, but she responds and shows her sons and responds that her children are more precious than jewels.
A French bronze inkwell in the form of the Vendome Column, the lift-off top revealing apertures for two inkwells and with a lift-out tray, the base with a printed paper trade label inscribed 'A.GIROUX & Cie Rue du Coq St. Honore, No 7 Paris', first half 19th century, 30.8cm high. Provenance: The Collection of the Late P. J. Rankin
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