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LOT 1678
Medieval Bronze Statuette of the Virgin and Child
NETHERLANDS, CIRCA 1470-1480 A.D.
6 1/4 in. (1530 grams, 16 cm high).
Hollow-formed with Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus and a globe, border of triangular radiating flames, openwork crown. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Auvergne, Central France.
Daguerre Societe de Ventes Volontaires, 12 December 2016, lot 50.
Ex central London gallery.
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Medieval Iron Folding Knife Group
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Including blades and handles of various types and dates, some with decorative elements. 1.29 kg total, 5-22 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Bishop Hearing Disputes Beneath Gold Reliquary Caskets
Northern France, circa 1525 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Rectangular, with lead came frame and later suspension loop to each corner; painted scene depicting a bishop wearing his mitre and chasuble and holding his crozier standing among a group of disputants in a gallery with reliquary caskets above. 436 grams, 26 x 19.5 cm
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Medieval Niello Inlaid Bronze Purse Bar
15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Classified as a Williams Class A1 with rectangular central section, two expanding round-section arms with devolved gripping animal heads projecting from the central section; pierced attachment lobes below the arms; articulate central swivel; niello-inlaid double crisscross motif to arms and central section of both faces. 95.9 grams, 17 cm
Ex property of a Kent gentleman; found Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK, 1990-2015. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
