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LOT 0411
Medieval Floor Tile with Running Dog
FRANCE, BURGUNDY, CIRCA 1370-1400 A.D.
4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (388 grams, 10.5 x 10.5 cm).
Square tile with cream-coloured image of a hound running past a tree. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Woolley & Wallis Salisbury, 8 October 2013, no.299.
Ex central London gallery.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous cataloguing document with references.
Cf. Norton, E.C., De l'Aquitaine a l'Artois: Carreaux Stannifères et carreaux Plombifères des XIIIe et XIVe siècles en France, in Rosen & Crepin-Lebrond, Images du Pouvoir, Pavements de Faience en France du XIIIe au XVIIe siècles, Lyon, 2000, pp.34-48.
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Medieval Romanesque Marble Head of a Saint
Late 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
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 prophets like those depicted on the Saint Trophime façade. -
Medieval Bronze Ribbed Lidded Vessel
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
On four short feet with a domed lid consisting of ribbed lappets, suspension loop finial. 1.1 kg, 18 cm
Fair condition, hole in lid.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. -
Medieval to Post Medieval Artefact Group
14th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Mixed group including crotal bells, thimbles, finger rings, furniture fittings and other items. 1.25 kg total, 6-78 mm
Found Hertfordshire, UK.
