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LOT 1703
Medieval Iron Spur Group
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 6 1/8 in. (1.1 kg total, 13-16.5 cm).
Comprising spurs of various types and sizes, including examples retaining the rowel, buckles and other fitting elements. [18]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Facing Couple
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Octagonal bezel with male and female figures flanking a central spear, geometric panels to the shoulders. 7.75 grams, 25.72 mm overall, 21.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y 1/2, USA 12 1/4, Europe 28.2, Japan 27)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Medieval Stone Column Capital with Lion and Human Face
Spain or Southern France, late 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Carved in the half-round with a frieze composed of interlaced foliage with two rows of acanthus leaves and foliage scrolls, framing a lion's head on one side and a human head on the other, remains of lion's mane to the third; drilled holes to the raised surfaces and sockets for the insertion of decorative stones. 30 kg, 33.5 cm
Acquired from Antoine Boccador-Lieveaux, 2005. 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.11739-202053.
The iconography of this capital is probably associated with the biblical story of Daniel in the lion's den. Capitals like this were part of an extensive decorative program which characterised Spanish and the French churches especially in the late 12th century A.D., with the advent of the Cistercian style. Foliate capitals ornamented the churches of Las Claustrillas, Aguilar, Gama, and other Christian sites of Southern France and Northern Spain. Capitals decorated with similar acanthus foliage can be found in churches in Burgundy, for instance at Avallon, Vezelay, and Donzy-le-Pré. However, figurative elements of the old Romanesque art also persisted.
