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LOT 1701
Medieval Lead Weight Collection
CIRCA 13TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 2 1/2 in. (958 grams total, 40-65 mm).
Heater-shaped with reserved fleur-de-lys and cross decoration; one trapezoidal, plain. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons gallery, London, UK.
Ex North London collection, 1990s.
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Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Crucifixion Scene
Circa 1550 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Unframed roundel with black and silver-stained scene of the Crucifixion with red and yellow detailing; cracked. 300 grams, 25.7 cm
with De Baecque Encheres, 5 March 2022, no.43. -
Medieval English 'Three Lions' Floor Tile
England, 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Square glazed floor tile with yellow motif of lions passant on a heater shield. 938 grams, 13.5 x 13.5 cm
Benjamin Proust, 2015. with Bonhams, London, 17 May 2017, no.87 (part). Ex central London gallery. A Bonhams lot sticker to verso. -
Medieval Romanesque Marble Head of a Saint
Late 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Carved naturalistically in the round as a mature male figure with short wavy hair, full beard and moustache, his brow furrowed and mouth held slightly ajar; repaired. 3.8 kg, 18 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1996. 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.11809-206816.
The head was carved as an image of a saint, Apostle or a prophet. The accomplished and sophisticated style of carving on this head can be compared to some of the most celebrated Romanesque buildings of Southern France. The carving of the head resembles the representations of heads and faces of 12th century French Romanesque art, for example those of Saint Trophime in Arles. This imposing head once served as an important architectural part of a lavishly decorated church, possibly in western France. Its form and the size suggest that the head was not only decorative but that it would have been structurally important – perhaps part of a row of statues of apostles and prophets like those depicted on the Saint Trophime façade.
