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LOT 0344
Medieval Bronze Seated Figure of Madonna and Child
ENGLAND, 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (24.6 grams, 40 mm).
Modelled in the half-round, Mary crowned and seated, holding the infant Jesus on her left knee, the infant having his right hand raised in blessing gesture.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 0344
Medieval Bronze Seated Figure of Madonna and Child
Estimate £450 - 650€520 - 750 (for guidance only)$610 - 880 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Lead Gregory X Papal Bulla
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The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within a compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts; at the top of the bulla in the centre, legend 'SPASPE' (abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter); reverse inscribed in Lombardic script in three lines 'GRE/GORIVS./PP. X', with an omega above the letters 'PP' and curlicue after 'X'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 34.4 grams, 37 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by an illustrated report from Andy Flowers KLMD dated November 2013.
Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was the 178th Pope of the Catholic Church, reigning from 1227 to 1241. He is known for his strong defence of papal authority, his role in the Crusades, and his establishment of the Papal Inquisition.
