Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Byzantine, 14th century
Enkolpion with the Crucifixion
Lot Closed
July 5, 02:06 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Byzantine, 14th century
Enkolpion with the Crucifixion
steatite, in a probably French, 15th/ 16th century silver gilt frame set with pearls and stones
with inscriptions in Greek
steatite: 5 by 4.2cm., 2 by 1⅝in.
6.5 by 4.5cm., 2½ by 1¾in. overall
With Jan Dirven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1960s;
Private collection, the Netherlands
Private collection, the Netherlands