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LOT 0355
Medieval Four Basse-Taille Plaques from a Processional Cross Depicting Four Evangelists
CATALONIA, CIRCA 1400-1420 A.D.
2 in. (26 grams total, 48-50 mm).
Group of four quatrefoil plaques, each with a hole to the end of each arm for attachment and detailed enamelled image of an evangelist's emblem (man, lion, eagle, calf) on a deep blue field. [4, No Reserve]
Provenancewith Galerie Charles Ratton, 2021.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12058-217470.
Cf. Vinycomb, J., Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art, London, 1909, p.54; De Sanjosé Llongueras, L. & Olucha Montins, F., ’Una aproximacion a la orfebreria de los siglos XIV (segunda mitad), XV y XVI en las tierras de el Maestrat i Els Ports (Castellon)’ in Various, Pulchra Magistri. L’esplendor del Maestrat a Castelló. Culla, Catí, Benicarló, Generalitat Valenciana, 2013, pp.187-219, p.193, a Crucifixion with four quatrefoil plaques of the Evangelists.
FootnotesFrom the 4th century A.D., the vision of Ezekiel and John's Apocalypse, assigned the lion, the angel, the eagle, and the ox a place in the iconography of the Tetramorph to represent the four evangelists. Therefore, during the Middles Ages and until today, the evangelists' emblems are: Matthew represented by an angel, Mark by a lion, Luke by a calf and John by an eagle. Strangely, in this set the image of an angel holding a scroll bears the inscription 'Marcus' (St Mark). These quatrefoils were usually decorating caskets keeping relics of saints, holy books or crosses.
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LOT 0355
Medieval Four Basse-Taille Plaques from a Processional Cross Depicting Four Evangelists
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Horse Harness Pendant
1200-1400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Formed as an openwork rectangle enclosing scrolled tendrils, looped suspension mount above. 8.58 grams, 32 mm
Found North Yorkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SWYOR-736886. -
Medieval Gilt Bronze Plaque of the True Face of Christ
Italy, circa 1500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
With raised rim, nimbate bust of Christ in profile with long beard and shoulder-length hair, folded collar to the mantle; dove above with wings spread between sun and moon, each with a facing mask; inscription I.N.R.I. visible on either side of the portrait; mounted on a velvet-covered stand. 216 grams, 10.1 x 6.6 cm
with Pierre-Richard Royer, 2010. Ex central London gallery.
The icon represents the profile bust of Christ found on a Byzantine emerald, whence it is known as an 'Emerald Icon'. The emerald was one of the several holy objects sent to Pope Innocent VIII in the 1490's by the Turkish Sultan Bajazet II. The icon was considered one of the Christianity's most precious relics. The letters "I N R I" stand for 'Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum,' i.e.' Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews' This is the inscription that, according to the Evangelist John, Pilate had written on the plaque above Christ's head on the cross. The sun and moon allude to the cosmic significance of his sacrifice. -
Medieval Gold Signet Ring with Hexagonal Bezel Engraved with an Arabic Inscription
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Comprising a D-section hoop with traces of engraved guilloche to the outer edge, knop to the underside, scooped shoulders; octagonal bezel with facetted cup beneath, each face with engraved scroll motif, bevelled rim, engraved Arabic legend. 11.91 grams, 24.13 mm overall, 17.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
From an old French collection believed to have been formed in the 1960s. Acquired privately as part of a collection in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue information page. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12141-214818.
