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LOT 0319
Large Medieval Limoges Enamelled Gilt Bronze Saint
LATE 12TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (41.5 grams, 92 mm).
Comprising a flat, tongue-shaped body with a segmented surface with remains of blue and red enamel; above, the head modelled in the half-round with short curly hair, round eyes and a flat nose; two rivet-holes to the body.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Taburet-Delahaye, E. & Boehm, B.D., L'Œuvre de Limoges, Paris, 1995, p.195; The British Museum, museum number 1854,1212.3; The Walters Art Museum, accession number 44.18 and 44.257.
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LOT 0319
Large Medieval Limoges Enamelled Gilt Bronze Saint
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£750 (EUR 870; USD 1,013) +BP*
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Medieval Boxwood Drinking Cup with Gilt Copper Fittings
Southern Germany, circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £110
Turned wooden vessel with tiered foot, twisted fluting to the stem, globular body with scrolled ledge handle, slightly tapering neck and everted rim to the mouth; with old collector's note in German dated 1914. 440 grams, 20 cm high
Pfyffer von Altishofen (1914), a well known family in central Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13539-262846.
This small wooden cup from Germany, dating to around 1500 AD, represents the fascinating transitional period from the late Gothic to the early Renaissance. During this era, the function of such small cups shifted from that of purely portable, sturdy travel containers to that of prestigious art objects intended for the more settled burgher and noble classes. -
Medieval Bronze Pentagram Ring
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wide hoop with expanding shoulders and flat discoid bezel, incised pentagram and star motif. 5.56 grams, 23.23 mm overall, 20.66 x 19.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2 , USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Large Medieval Bronze Dagger Chape with Animal
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Tongue-shaped with an engraved animal, possibly a squirrel. 14.3 grams, 38 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
