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LOT 0383
Medieval Lead Papal Bulla Seal of Pope Alexander IV
1254-1261 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (49 grams, 39 mm).
(Rinaldo Di Segni); First Type, obverse with facing busts of Saints Paul and Peter with 'SPA SPE' inscription above and long cross between; reverse with 'ALE XANDER PP IIII' inscription in three lines.
ProvenanceEx 6th Earl of Arran (Sir Arthur Gore), 1920.
LiteratureCf. de Gray Birch, W., Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum, Vol. 6, p.275, no. 12,791, pl. VII; D'Arcq, no. 6049 (from a Bull dated 1255 AD).
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Medieval Oil Painting of Sorrowful Virgin
Aragon, Spain, circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
The weeping Virgin with her head bowed to the left and hands raised to her chest on a dotted gilt background, an expression of pain on her delicately formed face; wearing a white veil and a black long-sleeved robe, the veil arranged as a headdress and covering her hair; on wood and mounted in a later carved wooden architectural frame. 5.1 kg, 71 cm
Good state of conservation, despite the small damage to the painting visible on the right shoulder of the Virgin.
with Duran Arte y Subastas, 17 September 2015, lot 72. 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 number no.11750-202070.
The painting represents the Virgin Mary Dolorosa or Our Lady of Seven Sorrows: a classic representation of the suffering experienced by the Virgin during the passion of Jesus Christ. -
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix
14th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Showing a central figure of Mary seated supporting the infant Jesus; ropework edges to the border with legend in Lombardic script '*MATER DEI MEMENTO ME[.]' (Mother of God, remember (me)); loop to the reverse. 7.78 grams, 26 mm
Cambridgeshire collection, 1990s. -
Large Medieval Gilded Bronze Horse Harness Mount
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising an openwork cruciform design within an annular frame; extensive traces of gilding remaining. 19.1 grams, 54 mm
Acquired late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
