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LOT 1694
Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle Collection
CIRCA 14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 2 in. (414 grams total, 12-57 mm).
Mixed group of buckles and buckle-plates including D-shaped, double-loop, trapezoidal and other types. [102, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hertfordshire, UK.
LiteratureSee Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, for discussion of earlier types.
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The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. -
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Medieval Bronze Aquamanile of a Male Bust
Northern Germany, Saxony, early 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
Hollow-formed vessel formed as a male bust; discoid body with chamfered shoulder bearing bands of running zigzag detailing and three splayed feet; the head with low-relief hair and rim of bosses with linear spirals, gracile facial features with lentoid eyes and slender nose, small pouting mouth; short spout to the forehead, filler-hole to top of the head with hinged cover; handle to the rear formed as a reptile with head and forepaws placed on the hair below the hinge and joining the base above one of the feet. 1.27 kg, 18 cm
Acquired on the UK art market in 2001. with Christie's, London, 6 December 2017. Private collection, Suffolk. Accompanied by copies of a previous illustrated cataloguing document with references. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12038-212152.
Aquamaniles in the form of a bust are a rarity compared to the quantity of zoomorphic forms known from the Middle Ages. The present piece was formed by lost-wax casting method, and is a very early example of such process for a vessel. Metallurgical analysis has shown that the piece is consistent with the suggested date.
