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LOT 1840
Medieval Brass Cross with God the Father and an Evangelist
ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS, CIRCA 1450 A.D.
5 7/8 in. (252 grams, 15 cm).
Lozengiform in plan, openwork design of an expanding-arm cross bordered by scrolls and knotwork with beaded borders; central cross with nimbate bearded figure in long robe, obverse holding book and cross, reverse with hands flat on chest; incised legend to lower body of each figure and in the panel above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon private collection, since 2006.
From a private collection, Suffolk, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1840
Medieval Brass Cross with God the Father and an Evangelist
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Scrolls
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With tiered panels to shoulders, trumpet-shaped bezel, low-relief S-scroll motif with tremolier detailing. 11.11 grams, 28.61 mm overall, 19.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Bronze Altar Cross on Tripod Base
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Comprising an expanding-arm cross supporting a short neck with disc finial above; below, a short shank with trumpet-shaped baluster and triangular base, scooped in profile with segmented radiating legs and domed feet; a knop placed between each pair of legs. 669 grams, 23 cm
with Juliette Noujaim, Arqueologie, Islamic Art, Le Louvre des Antiquaires, Paris. Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2005. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12290-222317. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Pope Honorius III Lead Papal Bulla
1216-1227 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'HONO/RIVS/PP.III', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 53.6 grams, 41 mm
Found UK. Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Pope Honorius III, born Cencio Savelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 July 1216 to his death. A canon at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, he came to hold a number of important administrative positions, including that of Camerlengo.
