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LOT 1792
Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile With a Dancing Figure
NORTH EASTERN FRANCE, AISNE, 15TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (982 grams, 19 cm).
Displayed wearing a headdress and floor-length dress, one hand outstretched to the side of her body, the other drawn up towards her shoulder, floral flourishes in the corners; remains of bedding cement to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Benjamin Proust, 2015.
Ex central London gallery.
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Medieval Bronze Limoges Eucharistic Dove
Circa 1200-1230 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Modelled in the round, hollow formed with stylised geometric detailing to the wings rendered in raised relief, incised detailing to the breast and head, pierced lug to neck, bowl at tail; base displaying floral scrolls with remains of blue, red and yellow Limoges enamelling; standing on a later elliptical base. 662 grams, 17.5 cm
Ex central London gallery. 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.11740-202076.
Champlevé enamels were made at Limoges and in the valleys of the Rhine and Meuse from the 11th to the 14th centuries. Limoges workshops manufactured Eucharistic doves, which would have been hung over an altar as an evocation of the Holy Spirit. They were portable tabernacles, containing consecrated hosts. -
Medieval Double-Sided Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Of quatrefoil form with loop, one face displaying crossed keys and mitre(?); the other showing a gryllus reserved on a red enamelled field. 10.7 grams, 41 mm
Found UK. Acquired on the UK art market after 2000. Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK. -
Medieval Ceramic Vessel Group
15th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Mainly comprising glazed vessels including tripod vessels, a complete tankard, bowls including examples with handles and a jug; most with chips and cracks. 3.85 kg total, 8.6-28.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
