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LOT 1811
Medieval Gilt Bronze Mount of Angel
14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (2 in.) (15.3 grams, 43 mm (59.7 grams total, 50 mm including stand)).
Modelled as a standing angel with spread wings, holding a large candle and wearing a long cape; mounted on a custom-made display stand, probably of French workmanship.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Ring-and-Dot Design
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Keeled hoop with expanding shoulders, oval bezel with deeply punched ring-and-dot motifs. 7.29 grams, 22.53 mm overall, 19.02 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. -
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Medieval Gold Ring Brooch with Sapphires
France, 14th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
An annular brooch set with six cabochon sapphires, the spaces in between engraved with annulets, diamonds and a fleur-de-lis at the centre, a flower motif on each side of the pin. 6.11 grams, 20 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, UK.
In medieval jewellery, sapphires were revered not only for their beauty but for their rich symbolic and spiritual meaning. Associated with the heavens, they embodied divine wisdom, purity, and truth, often worn by clergy and royalty as signs of piety and authority. Believed to protect against envy, poison, and deceit, sapphires were also thought to reveal dishonesty by losing their brilliance, making them symbols of fidelity and integrity. Frequently gifted as tokens of loyal love, they were valued for their supposed healing properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and mind. In 14th-century jewellery, the fleur-de-lis symbolised a blend of royal allegiance, religious devotion, and noble identity. As the emblem of the French monarchy, it signified loyalty to the crown and noble lineage, while its association with the Virgin Mary evoked purity and spiritual grace. Common in courtly and devotional contexts, it also reflected chivalric ideals such as honour, fidelity, and moral virtue. -
Medieval Boxwood Drinking Cup
Southern Germany, circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,556
Comprising a barrel-shaped turned wooden body with a broad neck and an everted rim, a slender stem and stepped base; a single scrolled handle to reverse. 445 grams, 19.6 cm high
Pfyffer von Sltishofen (1914), a well known family in Switzerland. with Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widrner, 2025. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12993-246435.
