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LOT 1660
Medieval Initial 'N' Tempera on Parchment from a Choir Book
ITALY, 15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (0.8 grams, 82 x 45 mm).
Vellum manuscript (psalter) section with versal 'N' in red with blue inked foliage and scrolls surrounding. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, USA, formed in the 1980s.
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LOT 1660
Medieval Initial 'N' Tempera on Parchment from a Choir Book
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Medieval Bronze Dragon Belt Fitting
15th-16th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Rectangular block with two curved bars and dragon-head finials, the block with incised square and five roundels, similar forming the eyes; fastener for a sword-belt. 49 grams, 53 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Medieval Printed Paper Bible Page by Johann Grüninger
Printed 1510 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Page of a rag-paper bible with text printed in two columns and with marginal notes to both sides; portion of Book of Jeremiah; printed in Strasbourg by Johann Grüninger with commentary by Nicholas de Lyra. 13 grams, 32.2 x 22.8 cm
From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
Johannes Grüninger (1455-1533) was a prolific German printer, active from 1482 to 1533, who printed up to 80 books a year in Latin and in German, as well as wall-maps. His bible was issued in two volumes, which allowed it be produced on smaller pages than for most standard editions. -
Medieval Prophet Cutting from an Illustrated Manuscript
Florence, Italy, circa 1470 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Discoid glazed mount with tiered profile, painted miniature of an Old Testament prophet with epigraphic scroll and incomplete Latin inscription reciting 'Hic e Deus tuus..et non estimavi ali...ac illus' [He is your God...and I did not estimate other...and He...' 57 grams, 11.4 cm
Private collection, Tuscany, inherited, 1969. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12059-217465.
The illumination is from a cutting of dismembered codex, likely representing a book of the Old Testament. In 15th century North Italy there were proficient artists realising images on vellum, like the Master of Murano Gradual (active between 1430-1460). The miniature represents an Eastern Prophet, dressed with turban and long coat, maybe Ezekiel, or Abacuc, or even Moses, a prophet linked with the prophecies related to the Messiah.
