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LOT 2294
Medieval Decorated Portable Bronze Mirror Case
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (13.9 grams, 42 mm).
In two halves, each hinged at one edge, with punched triangular markings in curved and cross-shaped bands; remains of silver(?) mirror panels inside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection formed since 1960.
LiteratureCf. The British Museum, museum numbers 1896,0201.323 and 1894,1101.597-598, for similar.
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LOT 2294
Medieval Decorated Portable Bronze Mirror Case
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Pentagram
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, flat oval bezel with incised pentagram. 4.88 grams, 21.39 mm overall, 18.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel of an Angel Wing
Normandy, circa 1530 A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Depicting a detailed angel wing with overlapping rows of different-sized feathers, a section of a deep-red cape above; set in modern leather canes with a suspension loop. 94.8 grams, 13 cm
Lorin glassmaker's workshop in Chartres, by inheritance. -
Medieval Painting of Saint Francis of Assisi
Italy, circa 1360-1380 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Rectangular body with triangular arch to the upper edge; gilt finish to gesso-covered board and stepped frame; facing bust with pounced nimbus framing the grey-haired tonsured head, with short beard; dark brown monastic habit with hood over a grey undertunic visible at the cuff; both hands supporting a red-covered book; Sienna School, label to reverse: 'Firenze Sept,1935 Ecole Siennoise. No.934. A.K.K.K'. 3.6 kg, 69.5 cm high
Private collection, Geneva, formed in the 1980s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13513-262847.
One of the earliest known portraits of the saint was painted by Cimabue while he was working on the frescoes at the Basilica of Assisi. Executed on a wooden panel, tradition holds that this board originally served as the lid for the humble wooden coffin in which Saint Francis was laid to rest immediately after his death. Over the centuries, the depiction of the saint was refined by masters like Giotto and other prominent Medieval and Renaissance artists, including the Master of Paciano, Taddeo di Bartolo, Benozzo Gozzoli, and Niccolò di Liberatore. Together, their works offer a focused yet deeply evocative journey, tracing how the saint’s image evolved alongside his rapidly growing cult. This artistic legacy is closely intertwined with the influential Sienese school of painting.
