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LOT 1723
Medieval Bronze Pocket Folding Mirror Case
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (20 grams, 46 mm).
With articulate rivet and loop for suspension, both discoid outer faces decorated with a pricked cross motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
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Medieval Silver-Gilt Buckle
5th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £47
The oval plate retaining two fixing rivets, articulate round-section head and zoomorphic tongue. 6.5 grams, 26 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. -
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Standing Figures
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The oval die bearing a standing female figure next to a tree or shrub, a child(?) standing next to her, surrounding Latin legend 'SIGIL [...]GILE (or possibly SVLE) [...]'; hexagonal stem with collars and trefoil loop. 15.2 grams, 31 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-AEF473.
