AUCTIONS The Spring Auction - 3 Sessions Group of Three Decorative Objects, including Miniature Holy Bibles, Putto Relief Medallion, and Bone

99 Group of Three Decorative Objects, including Miniature Holy Bibles, Putto Relief Medallion, and Bone

Category Antiques
Auction Currency CAD
Start Price 20.00 CAD
Estimated at 40.00 - 80.00 CAD
Description:
Assembled group of three decorative objects, comprising a lot of two miniature Holy Bibles, 20th century, including a New Revised Standard Version Bible housed in a small metal and enamel book-form case with white front panel and applied gilt cross, and a smaller earlier American miniature Holy Bible containing the New Testament in black paper covers, both originally contained in a worn leatherette outer case; a small Continental decorative wall medallion, late 19th to early 20th century, with a cast metal relief of a contemplative putto after Raphael’s Sistine Madonna, signed A. METRA(Y) to the lower edge, mounted in a beaded gilt frame with segmented cream surround described as ivory/ivorine composite; and a mid-20th-century inlaid bone and wood bangle bracelet, probably Indian or African export, formed as a wide laminated band of carved bone panels over a hardwood core with black geometric inlay to the upper border. A varied small cabinet group with devotional, decorative, and ethnographic appeal.

Condition:
Overall good, with expected age and handling wear. The miniature Bibles and outer case show rubbing, small losses, and page toning; the enamel book-form case has light surface wear. The putto medallion has age patina and partial gilding loss, with age cracks and a stable split to the cream surround, and rubbing to the frame. The bangle has minor surface wear, small age-related hairline cracks at some joints, and light abrasions to the interior wood.
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