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LOT 0348
Medieval Painting of Saint John on Patmos
SPAIN, CIRCA 1500 A.D.
23 1/4 in. (4.15 kg, 61.5 cm high).
Oil on board in a gilt-moulded frame with arcade detailing at the top; youthful figure shown sitting on a stone bench, barefoot with right leg extended; head bowed and book supported on the left knee, wearing a green tunic and large brown hooded travelling cloak; set in a landscape with hilltop city in the middle distance; reinforcing straps and suspension to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Vicar Anders Frostenson (1906-2006), Sweden.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13515-262842.
Cf. Mendivil, A., The apprentice Diego de Velásquez: Saint John the Evangelist on the island of Patmos, Alcalá, 2026, fig.12, for the iconography.
FootnotesIt was common in Western art of this period to depict Saint John on Patmos as a youthful figure. By contrast, the Eastern tradition tended to represent him as an old man. In this regard, if we accept that the author of the Apocalypse was Saint John the Evangelist, he would have been approximately ninety years old at the time of its composition. However, painters such as Francisco Pacheco portrayed Saint John the Evangelist on multiple occasions and, notably, tended to depict him as a young man.
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LOT 0348
Medieval Painting of Saint John on Patmos
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Monumental Medieval Stone Gable from a Butress of York Minster Chapter House
England, York Minster Chapter House, circa 1280-1300 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved in low relief with blind tracery composed of an elongated trilobe on top of two pointed arches, also carved with trefoil cusps. 250 kg approximately, 103 cm including stand
Sold at York Minster Stone Auction, 20th February 2010, no.63. Accompanied by an original certificate of authenticity.
The buttresses of the chapter house were built primarily to support its very large wooden roof, and their innovative design has been much discussed for this and their role in the building's drainage system. York Minster is one of England's most interesting and significant buildings. The chapter house was begun in about 1280 as a centrally planned, octagonal structure, and it was constructed as a venue for the meeting of the members of the chapter. -
Large Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Roundel with Three Crowns for the Bishop of Ely
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Discoid panel with reserved heater shield on foliage field; three crowns each with a median cross pommee upstand; mounted in a tiered gilt-bronze circular frame (possibly later). 29.68 grams, 50 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Two enamelled heraldic pendants of this shape are illustrated in Ashley (2002, fig. 21, nos. 197 and 198), both bearing the same decoration, the three crowns, which are the arms of the Bishop of Ely. Ashley describes them as a comparatively rare type (2002, 23). The blazon of the arms is given as 'Gules three crowns Or' (2002, 45). Horse-harness pendants date from the 12th to the 14th centuries, but were more common in the late 13th and early 14th centuries (Griffiths 1986). Similar records on the PAS database include NMS-6FF080, NMS-A4F8A2, LEIC-344ED2, WAW-600DE5, CAM-67BD16 (with suspension mount), WILT-9C5CEE. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel of Saint John the Evangelist
Germany, Upper Rhine Valley or Swabia, circa 1490 A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
The bust-length image of the grieving saint depicted with long, flowing blond locks, gazing upwards, a book tucked under his arm; the surround made up of mainly dark blue glass panel fragments. 566 grams, 24.6 cm high
The Monastery Stained Glass, Towcester, 2010.
