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LOT 1618
Late Medieval Silver Ring Group
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.4 grams total, 23-25 mm).
One with hatched septafoil rosette bezel; one with ellipsoid cell and iridescent glass insert. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of an EU gentleman formed in the 1990s.
Acquired on the UK market.
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Medieval Oil Painting of Sorrowful Virgin
Aragon, Spain, circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
The weeping Virgin with her head bowed to the left and hands raised to her chest on a dotted gilt background, an expression of pain on her delicately formed face; wearing a white veil and a black long-sleeved robe, the veil arranged as a headdress and covering her hair; on wood and mounted in a later carved wooden architectural frame. 5.1 kg, 71 cm
Good state of conservation, despite the small damage to the painting visible on the right shoulder of the Virgin.
with Duran Arte y Subastas, 17 September 2015, lot 72. Ex central London gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11750-202070.
The painting represents the Virgin Mary Dolorosa or Our Lady of Seven Sorrows: a classic representation of the suffering experienced by the Virgin during the passion of Jesus Christ. -
Medieval Silver-Gilt Ring with Lion Motif
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
The broad hoop with convex outer face and faux twisted body ornament, stylised lion advancing right too bezel. 19.16 grams, 28.28 mm overall, 18.88 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Medieval Iron Axehead
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Stamped to one face with work smith's mark, angled lower cheek edge and a sub-oval socket. 522 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The axe seems to be a Xa type in the Glosek classification. The earliest dated examples in Eastern Europe of this kind of axehead come from 14th century, but it is likely that this sub-type also goes back to the 13th century A.D.
