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LOT 1336

Large Medieval Crusader Period Carved Capital

12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.

18 1/8 in. (118.4 kg, 46 cm high).

A large stone architectural column capital modelling curled acanthus leaves, rising from a narrow stem, curving outwards and away from each other

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Lassalle, V., ‘Les chapiteaux, l’organisation du décor et quelques particularités architecturales de l’église Notre-Dame, à Saignon (Vaucluse)’ in Archéologie du Midi médiéval. Tome 20, 2002, pp.37-55, for similar capitals with foliate interlaces, fig.4; Franklin, J.A., ‘The Romanesque Sculpture of Norwich and Norfolk: The City and its Hinterland – some observations’ in British Archaeological Association, 2015, vol. XXXVIII, pp.135-161, figs.9, 10; Fogg, S., Architecture and Ornament, 22 October-19 November, 2020, London, 2020, figs.2,4 and especially 24, from France.

CONDITION

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LOT 1336

Large Medieval Crusader Period Carved Capital

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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