Lot 151
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A mitre, finely embroidered in coloured silks against a silver cloth ground with the Crucifixion inscribed with INRI in Armenian on one side and the Resurrection of the Christ on the other, within a border of silver cloth with scrolling foliage and stellar clusters of seed pearls, topped by two metal crosses--11in. (28cm.) base, 19 1/4in. (49cm.) high; and a pair of matching infulae (ribbons), the ends worked similarly with Agony in the Garden: Christ kneeling in prayer on rocky ground on one side, and an angel holding a chalice and arrows on the other--15in. (39cm.), 18/19th century, Gregorian, possibly Armenia, inspired by an Italian source See illustration (3)
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A mitre, finely embroidered in coloured silks against a silver cloth ground with the Crucifixion inscribed with INRI in Armenian on one side and the Resurrection of the Christ on the other, within a border of silver cloth with scrolling foliage and stellar clusters of seed pearls, topped by two metal crosses--11in. (28cm.) base, 19 1/4in. (49cm.) high; and a pair of matching infulae (ribbons), the ends worked similarly with Agony in the Garden: Christ kneeling in prayer on rocky ground on one side, and an angel holding a chalice and arrows on the other--15in. (39cm.), 18/19th century, Gregorian, possibly Armenia, inspired by an Italian source See illustration (3)

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A mitre, finely embroidered in coloured silks against a silver cloth ground with the Crucifixion inscribed with INRI in Armenian on one side and the Resurrection of the Christ on the other, within a border of silver cloth with scrolling foliage and stellar clusters of seed pearls, topped by two metal crosses--11in. (28cm.) base, 19 1/4in. (49cm.) high; and a pair of matching infulae (ribbons), the ends worked similarly with Agony in the Garden: Christ kneeling in prayer on rocky ground on one side, and an angel holding a chalice and arrows on the other--15in. (39cm.), 18/19th century, Gregorian, possibly Armenia, inspired by an Italian source See illustration (3)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

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