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LOT 1703
English Carved Oak Panel Group
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
10 5/8 - 13 in. (3.9 kg total, 27.1-33 cm).
Comprising: rectangular panel with carved openwork quatrefoil; two matched shelves each with a high-relief design of grapes, vine and quatrefoil leaf. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various UK auction houses.
Property of a Kent collector.
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Medieval Gilt Wooden Relief with Enthroned Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels
Italian, Lombardy, circa 1480 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Rectangular panel with cartapesta relief of Virgin and Child carved in the half-round; Mary seated, nimbate with hands pressed together in prayer, infant lying across her lap, flanked by four winged angels in poses of adoration; gilt surface with pink flesh tones; inscribed to base 'SALVE REGINA MATE[R MISERICORDIAE]' (Hail Mother the Queen). 1.07 kg, 36.5 x 27 cm
German private collection, 2019. Ex central London gallery. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12056-217445.
Like all the ancient and medieval statues, this artwork was also originally lavishly painted and most of the colours are still visible with gold and red and light blue being the main colours used for Saint Mary. Interestingly, the inscription recalls the three first words of the Cluny prayer to the Virgin Mary: SALVE REGINA, MATER MISERICORDIAE (Hail Holy Queen Merciful Mother), used by the Templars as a war song. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with the Head of a Male Saint
England or France, 1330-1340 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Ellipsoid panel with green field enclosing a painted panel showing a male head in three-quarter view, the hair tonsured, beard and hair untrimmed. 298 grams, 18.5 cm
De Baecque Vente, Paris, France, 5 March 2022, no.52 (Part). Ex central London gallery. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12132-217456. -
Medieval and Later Bronze Thimble Group
15th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including beehive, annular and other types. 38 grams total, 14-24 mm
Found Suffolk, UK.
