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LOT 2161
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (19.2 grams, 21 mm).
Squat in profile with pierced bulb above the discoid base, incuse nimbate bust to underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 733, for type.
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LOT 2161
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) ‡+BP*
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Medieval Painting of Saint John on Patmos
Spain, circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £145
Oil on board in a gilt-moulded frame with arcade detailing at the top; youthful figure shown sitting on a stone bench, barefoot with right leg extended; head bowed and book supported on the left knee, wearing a green tunic and large brown hooded travelling cloak; set in a landscape with hilltop city in the middle distance; reinforcing straps and suspension to the reverse. 4.15 kg, 61.5 cm high
Ex Vicar Anders Frostenson (1906-2006), Sweden. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13515-262842.
It was common in Western art of this period to depict Saint John on Patmos as a youthful figure. By contrast, the Eastern tradition tended to represent him as an old man. In this regard, if we accept that the author of the Apocalypse was Saint John the Evangelist, he would have been approximately ninety years old at the time of its composition. However, painters such as Francisco Pacheco portrayed Saint John the Evangelist on multiple occasions and, notably, tended to depict him as a young man. -
Medieval Stained Glass with Joseph and the Virgin From a Scene Showing the Flight into Egypt
France, Burgundy, circa 1460 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £110
Irregular window fragment with male head, female bust and woodland setting, mounted in lead cames. 215 grams, 17 cm
De Baecque Vente aux Encheres, 5 March 2022, no.51 (Part). -
Medieval Bronze Ring Bezel Group
1400-1600 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: an incomplete signet ring with a feathered border enclosing a merchant's mark formed from the black letter lowercase christogram 'ihc'; the other with an oval bezel bearing a reclining, facing lion figure; accompanied by two museum-quality impressions. 9.03 grams total, 22-25 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Lydd, Kent, UK; one with a PAS report. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-B5C4CA.
