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LOT 0363
Medieval Gilt Wooden Relief with Enthroned Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels
ITALIAN, LOMBARDY, CIRCA 1480 A.D.
14 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (1.07 kg, 36.5 x 27 cm).
Rectangular panel with cartapesta relief of Virgin and Child carved in the half-round; Mary seated, nimbate with hands pressed together in prayer, infant lying across her lap, flanked by four winged angels in poses of adoration; gilt surface with pink flesh tones; inscribed to base 'SALVE REGINA MATE[R MISERICORDIAE]' (Hail Mother the Queen). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceGerman private collection, 2019.
Ex central London gallery.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12056-217445.
Cf. similar relief in Metropolitan Museum, accession no.1974.126.4, from North-Italy, 15th century in Castelnuovo-Tedesco, L. and Soultanian, J., Italian Medieval Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010, no.51, pp.255–259.
FootnotesLike all the ancient and medieval statues, this artwork was also originally lavishly painted and most of the colours are still visible with gold and red and light blue being the main colours used for Saint Mary. Interestingly, the inscription recalls the three first words of the Cluny prayer to the Virgin Mary: SALVE REGINA, MATER MISERICORDIAE (Hail Holy Queen Merciful Mother), used by the Templars as a war song.
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LOT 0363
Medieval Gilt Wooden Relief with Enthroned Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
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Medieval Silver Medallion with Scenes of the Flagellation
Southern Germany, circa 1300 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
Disc with beaded border, repoussé scene with lancet-arch arcade, nimbate Christ being beaten by two tunicked soldiers with flails; attachment holes to the rim. 2.63 grams, 37 mm
Ex Peter Szuhay, 2005. Ex private collection, Suffolk, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12053-217472.
These silver-gilt medallions with scenes of the Christ's life (here the Flagellation) in repoussé, are showing Gothic architectural features characteristic of the 14th century A.D., which are often represented in artworks of the late Medieval Age including manuscript illuminations and stained glass. Interestingly, the two executioners are represented with the typical caps worn in Medieval Germany by the Jews of the same period. -
Medieval and Other Artefact Collection
1st millennium B.C.-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including belt buckles, a purse bar, thimbles, belt mounts and other items. 493 grams total, 1.2-12.4 cm
Found various sites in Essex, UK. Property of an Essex collector. -
Medieval 'Thames' Glazed Floor Tile Fragment Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including one with a glazed fret design, one with radiating combs and another type. 1.65 kg total, 11.6-13.1 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector.
