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LOT 1744
Medieval and Later Dutch Pottery Pit Dug Fragment Group
CIRCA 15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 10 1/2 in. (17.9 kg total, 1.5-27 cm).
Most glazed and from various vessel types, including examples with decoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Large Gilt Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Heater-shaped with an integral suspension loop, bearing heraldic device 'gules, a three-towered castle, in chief, a lion passant guardant, or'; the arms attributed by the PAS to the town Newbury, Berkshire; trace remains of gilding; piercing to the lower edge. 14.2 grams, 52 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-096C9C. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Fleur-De-Lis Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Retaining the suspension loop and some gilding. 5.18 grams, 34 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic. -
Medieval Romanesque Marble Head of a Saint
Late 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Carved naturalistically in the round as a mature male figure with short wavy hair, full beard and moustache, his brow furrowed and mouth held slightly ajar; repaired. 3.8 kg, 18 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1996. 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 no.11809-206816.
The head was carved as an image of a saint, Apostle or a prophet. The accomplished and sophisticated style of carving on this head can be compared to some of the most celebrated Romanesque buildings of Southern France. The carving of the head resembles the representations of heads and faces of 12th century French Romanesque art, for example those of Saint Trophime in Arles. This imposing head once served as an important architectural part of a lavishly decorated church, possibly in western France. Its form and the size suggest that the head was not only decorative but that it would have been structurally important – perhaps part of a row of statues of apostles and prophet like those depicted on the Saint Trophime façade.
