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LOT 0369
Medieval Oil Painting of Sorrowful Virgin
ARAGON, SPAIN, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
28 in. (5.1 kg, 71 cm).
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. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith 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.
See Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de las pinturas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1985, p.634, for a painting of 'La Visitación', for similar style.
FootnotesThe 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.
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LOT 0369
Medieval Oil Painting of Sorrowful Virgin
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
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Medieval Silver-Gilt 'Believe Me' Seal Matrix Cap
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Displaying an embossed bird within a roundel, Latin inscription '+ CREDE : MIChI' ('Believe Me') surrounding; the side edge inscribed 'GRADEMARI[A]'. 0.95 grams, 12 mm
Acquired from a London gallery in 1990. Ex property of a North London gentleman.
A wide range of people would have used a seal, from the monarch to small landowners and tradespeople, anyone with a need for business or legal documents. Individuals had personal seals, but seals were also used by official bodies such as town corporations, trade and religious guilds, cathedrals, abbeys and monasteries, having religious inscriptions like in this one. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Mirror frame Group
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The trio comprising delicate circular mirror frames with roundel and pellet ornament. 17.4 grams total, 31-36 mm
European collection, 1990s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Composed of glazed vessels including pots with tripod feet, a skillet, handled bowls and others; most with chips and cracks. 3.5 kg total, 4.4-29 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
